Thanks, Mr. Chair. The bottom line in this contributions is for the NWT Chamber of Mines; is that core funding that is provided to the chamber? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister then explain what the money is for? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. These contributions allow the NWT mineral industry sector to have a visible presence at two of the largest, most important trade shows held in Canada, helping attract investors and increase awareness of the NWT. This is one of the goals of the Mineral Development Strategy. The contributions include projects such as prospecting courses, event studies, regional mineral strategy projects, and more. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Was there any consideration given to cutting this funding to help meet our government's fiscal strategy? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I have said earlier, all these items are in our mandate commitments, so there is no consideration of cutting funding to mandate items. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I believe the Minister or his staff mentioned the offshore negotiations that are possible under the devolution agreement. Given that the federal government has prohibited exploration in the offshore area, what is the status of these negotiations? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Certainly, the ban on offshore exploration has changed the context for those discussions, but we have put forward notice to the federal government that we want to continue to be involved in those negotiations and discussions, particularly around the issue that they have identified, that there will be a five-year review. We want to have discussions with them about what that means and what that means in terms of what the ultimate commitment to negotiate co-management in the offshore as part of the devolution agreement. So we continue to try to keep the federal government at the table to meet those commitments.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. So I guess I have asked this question before. I am just trying to understand. There have actually been no formal negotiations. People have not sat at a table together to talk about this. It is us just asking for these negotiations to begin. Is that where we are at? Because that is where I understood things were at. We can't even get the federal government to the table. Is that the case, or what is going on? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There has been some discussion at the official level, but I wouldn't exactly call it a negotiation at this point. With that announcement, one of the things that we have to have a good look at is, our devolution agreement with Canada includes a provision to negotiate and manage our offshore and gas resources. So they have signed on to that, and then they have come along and announced that they intend to put a five-year moratorium on there. We need to find out what Canada's signal is on this whole file. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. So we can't get the feds to the table to talk about this because there is a period, whether there was a prohibition in place or not, so why would we continue to devote resources to this? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, this is a part of the devolution agreement, like I just said, and it is something that we are very interested in pursuing. It is also part of the IRC's land claim agreement. As we are all tri-parties to that agreement, we have to pursue any opportunities that are available to Northerners, be it resource development or mineral activities or such, but it is our obligation to uphold our end of the bargain. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am conscious of the time. I have one other question. The business plan for the department talks about looking at legislation for geothermal energy. Can the Minister or his officials tell me what that is all about and is there a timeline in place for it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.