Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in our discussion on water, the issue of the impact of Walkerton came up in terms of what happens if there are not clear standards or enforcement, and liability was mentioned as well. It has just been brought to my attention that in fact there is another ripple effect because of Walkerton. I have been led to believe that the NWTAM has group insurance for all the communities and have discovered that their rates are going to go up by as much as 70 to 75 percent, and one of the issues is the liability resulting from the disaster at Walkerton and what happened in that community and what happened in that municipality.
I would like to ask the Minister for Municipal and Community Affairs if he is aware of that particular turn of events and what the department plans to do to work with the communities to make sure that they do not get overburdened by these significant cost increases. Thank you.