Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to support this motion, but due to the wording in the motion, it made me refrain from supporting any hydraulic fracturing proposals as we already have some work that is to be done this winter.
I too, like Mr. Moses, have a lot of constituents in my riding that rely on this work that is being done, upwards of 30 to 40 people. In my communities I have a 35 percent employment rate. We have to have some sort of balance here.
I like the Minister’s stance that they’re going out, consulting with the communities. That is what our people wanted. I think a lot of the concerns that were happening earlier this year were because the work went through without consultation. That is what a lot of people had issue with. Moving forward, we need to come up with proper regulations and policies to do this properly. I know a lot of the oil and gas work that’s done in the Territories is all
monitored and we have to ensure that moving forward. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.