Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to announce today the publication of a catalogue of environmentally friendly products. It can be used by purchasing officers and departments to locate sources for products that do not harm the environment and those that are made from recycled materials.

The catalogue has been sent to departments, boards, agencies and community governments. It has also been sent to Chambers of Commerce and N.W.T. public libraries for the use of northern businesses. This catalogue will give suppliers an idea of the kind of products the government may be seeking, so that those products can be made available through local businesses.

Federal, provincial, and territorial purchasing organizations have been working together for the last three years to prepare a national catalogue of environmentally friendly products. Production of the national version is many months in the future. Therefore this version, which fits our northern operating environment, has been published as an interim measure. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.