Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Given that question, I take it the grace period for this new portfolio is over. Mr. Speaker, I've taken a look at the number of issues across the board, I listened to the Member as he spoke the other day about the concerns for the environment, for the air, for the water, for a number of different things that are affecting our wildlife, and I also heard very clearly today when the Member mentioned there are issues that don't recognize boundaries. I've been having discussions with our staff in the last couple hours about how do we approach this, and I'm going to take the opportunity to take a good look at what work has already been done. I have seen some of the work in terms of plans and action plans that were drafted by the previous Minister. I think there's a lot of it that is very comprehensive. I am of the opinion that we can't operate with issues being looked at in isolation. We have to look at cumulative effects; we have to look at what's on the horizon in terms of development; and I would like to work towards developing a broad outlook of how we approach this thing so a big picture approach is taken. Having said that, we also have to look at what resources are available. So there's a lot of things that we're working on and trying to digest in short order, and we'll be keeping the Members informed as we progress. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 213-15(5): Approach To Transboundary Water Issues
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 213-15(5): Approach To Transboundary Water Issues
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 26th, 2006
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