Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural.

1. What are the comparative cost benefits of

employing the different methods of fracking for fossil fuel extraction?

2. What is the failure rate of fracking operations

(e.g. drill casings) and, since failure is inevitable and we plan to permit fracking, what predicted level of failure will we permit?

3. What is the potential for contamination of

drinking water from fracking operations?

4. Given our low rates of precipitation and

replenishment of waters, and the unpredictable rates of precipitation levels as a consequence of climate change, how have we assessed our ability to remove large volumes of this resource from the water cycle for use in fracking?

Mahsi.