Thank you, Madam Chairperson. As the Member knows, we believe a key component of the Northern Strategy could be related to contaminated sites and cleanup. We think that this is critical to deal with now. We are cognizant of the fact that $3.5 billion dollars, I believe, has been identified by the federal government over 10 years. We want to ensure that we are able to take advantage of those monies within the Northwest Territories, because we know that there is much more cleanup to be done across the country than that $3.5 billion will allow for.
That is a priority and we are trying to move the agenda forward. The Colomac cleanup currently underway is entirely federal, I believe, Madam Chairperson, and I am not really sure of the status of that. I know that there are some steps being taken.
The ANR plan, the abandonment and restoration plan currently being developed at the Con Mine site, MACA is involved with this. There is a lease with the city, but the Member is correct, our EPS does sit on the working group reviewing that ANR plan. We continue to stay engaged on a number of these files and will continue to push the
federal government. I think you will see some additional focus on this through the Northern Strategy. Thank you, Madam Chairperson.