We are currently in the process of staffing our project assessment of financial liabilities assurance division. This is a highly specialized occupation. We thought that, with the slow-down in some of the work in the Northwest Territories, we'd get more interest, so we're actually just reviewing how we put out our competition, and I can assure the Member and people in the Northwest Territories that the Department of Lands and the Government of the Northwest Territories, we take our role very seriously as to the environment and the lands that have come over to us though devolution. We've heard many cases in the past where we didn't have that authority and some of the environmental issues we've had to deal with we've had to inherit. Luckily with some of the ones that came over through devolution, Canada has accepted the responsibility for remediation. That's in the past. On a go-forward basis, we are going to ensure that we take our roles very seriously and ensure that there are sufficient securities in place for any environmental work in the Northwest Territories.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 289-18(2): 2015 Northwest Territories Environmental Audit
In the Legislative Assembly on June 28th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 289-18(2): 2015 Northwest Territories Environmental Audit
Oral Questions
June 27th, 2016
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