Mr. Chairman, again, I think it’s important that we do identify climate change and impacts that we’re seeing. I think one of the most obvious impacts that we can see is the erosion that we’re seeing with the melting permafrost and the slumping that’s happening throughout the tundra in regard to the coastline erosion and erosion in our mountain valleys, and more importantly, creeks that

are basically filling up with mud from slumping and sliding. I think that we have to realize that it’s eventually going to continue to grow. I think that’s one area that we can really show the rest of the world how climate change is affecting us, because it’s happening right in front of us. You can actually see how large an area these slumps are turning into and they’re huge.

I had an opportunity to go to a mining conference here in Yellowknife and you had a presenter from your office who was presenting a study that they did just outside of Fort McPherson along the Dempster Highway, and it was amazing how fast just this summer the erosion that took place in a matter of a couple of months and the amount of precipitation that we’ve had by way of rain and how heavy the rains are becoming, which is speeding up the process of melting permafrost, but more importantly, the affect it’s having not only on the land but it’s also affecting the water, it’s affecting the fish habitat, it’s affecting the downstream affects, and also it’s affecting the temperature of the water in the river systems and lakes, and more importantly, even eventually it’s going to be in the ocean. I think that we have to be realistic here, that whatever’s happening out there will have a detrimental effect to all of us regardless if it’s the human species or animal species or bird species, because we are going to be affected one way or the other.

Again, I’d just like to know what are we doing to basically put out more video coverage or promote the impacts that we’re seeing nationally and around the world so that the rest of the world can realize that what’s happening is not simply a slogan but it’s reality. Thank you.