Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would not be using the eleven and half minutes to respond, beyond even my limited capabilities.
The TransBoundary Water Agreement does signal something very important to those of us of the Northwest Territories who live virtually downstream of all our neighbouring jurisdictions. Which is that our neighbours, for the first time, have signed an agreement that acknowledges that we have a tremendous amount of concern about the type of water that flows from their jurisdiction into ours, as well as the type of activities that are carried on in those jurisdictions that will and could effect the quality of water that flows into the north.
They also acknowledge the quantity of water is something that is of importance to us and, having said that, I think that all of them are in agreement. They will do their utmost in reaching agreement to alleviate the concerns that we have had historically. That is, information about the kind of activities that could affect the quality and the quantity of water from all those jurisdictions will be made available to us and that will be shared on a basis that would reflect the concern that all of us have to be sure that everything that is done upstream is as transparent as possible. Thank you.