Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources in follow-up on my Member’s statement on the 21

st of February and some

questions then.

I believe it was two weeks ago today that I described the stalled effort to create an independent oversight body to watchdog the Giant Mine Remediation Project. I pointed out there were six drafts of an oversight discussion paper and eight drafts of an environmental agreement. The work is dead in the water and the working group hasn’t met since August.

On February 21

st the Minister committed to direct

his department and encourage our federal partners to get the work going. Nothing has happened. What has the Minister done on this and when will the working group be contacted and called together again? Mahsi.