Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for some years now, we have heard about climate change. There are signs all around us that it is happening. My father and elders are telling me that the species of birds coming North are changing. There is a greater variety of birds and water fowl coming North because of the weather. That is how warm it is.

In the last three years, I have noticed a big change driving the road from Rae to Yellowknife. One of the changes is the melting of the permafrost. This is causing the road to heave, which creates problems for motorists. As you know, the spring melt is now happening two weeks earlier and the waterways are two weeks later in freezing.

Scientists state that the weather has never changed this fast in human history and they, like us, do not know what the outcome will be. In May, the Government of the Northwest Territories released a greenhouse gas strategy newsletter. It was designed to provide information on climate change and its potential impacts. The newsletter also outlines work that is being done in the Northwest Territories to begin controlling the emission of greenhouse gases. These gases are one of the leading causes of climate change. The increase of greenhouse gases, with the development of mining and oil and gas in the Territories, needs to be addressed.

I think we as a government need to do all we can to address this issue as we prepare for development. At the appropriate time, I will have questions relating to this matter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.