Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have also seen the media accounts of an MOU that appears to be in the final stages of negotiation between B.C. and Alberta. I have asked the department to look into it and to provide me with an update. I would not say this was a surprise, Mr. Speaker, but it was the first we had heard that they were potentially this close. All western governments, I should say Saskatchewan west as well as the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, are members of the Mackenzie River Basin Board. We have two seats on that board. That regime has provisions for bilateral agreements between governments that deal with trans-boundary water issues. For instance, we have one that has been negotiated with the Yukon, and we are in the works with Alberta and doing similar with Alberta. So it's not a surprise to hear that Alberta and B.C. are this close, but obviously, as you say, we have concerns where it relates to tributaries that eventually make their way to the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 189-15(3): Interjurisdictional Water Management Agreements
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2004. See this statement in context.
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Question 189-15(3): Interjurisdictional Water Management Agreements
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 31st, 2004
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