Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the Northwest Territories, we have a heavy dependence on the burning of fossil fuels in order to meet our heating and energy requirements. Many of our communities are required to burn large volumes of diesel in order to ensure that power is provided to the residents of different communities. Our economy is at a very elementary stage in many cases, but we do have some industry, mines that also require large volumes of fossil fuels to be consumed. That is really what the basis is, for looking at greenhouse gas emissions in the Northwest Territories.
As a strategy, we have been discussing amongst our officials, and with certain stakeholders like the Power Corporation and other agencies, sharing analysis of the situation as we see it in the north, providing some information and an analysis of how the rest of the country will work to try to meet the commitments Canada made and keeping stakeholders, like I said, the Power Corporation, briefed on the developments as they occur with the ongoing commitments Canada will be making internationally on how we will meet these commitments.
We have, and are currently still discussing with stakeholders, how these targets will impact on our economy, whether or not, in fact, there can be seen a reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions in the Northwest Territories. Clearly, we do have some work to be done to develop a strategy and that is basically the picture as it is today. Thank you.