Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Manitok Thompson. It is in regards to my opening statement about being pro-active versus being reactive in relation to floods, especially in relation to Aklavik. As you know, right now Aklavik is on flood watch. Are there emergency measures and a plan in place to protect the residents of Aklavik and also the buildings and infrastructure in the community, such as private property and government property, such as the water treatment plant, the airport, the hospital, and the housing corporation residents?

I would also like to ask the Minister that they work along with the community to ensure that an adequate plan is in place that not only looks at the planning process, but looks at what infrastructure can be built in that community to protect it against floods that may occur in the next couple of years. The last big flood was five years ago and I think we have seen that it is a better strategy to ensure there is adequate infrastructure built to protect the community, such as drainage systems and dykes, or rims that can be built around the community to protect it when a flood occurs.

I would like to ask the Minister, along with her department, if she can assure me that the adequate human resources will be in place with individuals from the Emergency Measures Department, the Department of Public Works and also her Department to ensure that they look at the whole question of infrastructure to protect the community against floods and the possibility of having the adequate funds identified through the committee that has been established in Aklavik to work with the community. Thank you.