I am glad that the Member mentioned roads, because when you have roads, if you have very good quality roads like they enjoy in the southern part of the Northwest Territories, then that obviously helps with the cost of operating your vehicle.
Other things that we are doing is supporting community-based initiatives, such as active transport, public transportation; leading by example in implementing fleet management for vehicles and heavy equipment; the marine fleet piloted a grant program for hybrid plug-in electric gasoline vehicles and charging stations in hydro communities in the southern part of the Northwest Territories; and supporting the installation of auxiliary heaters in fleet vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles to reduce idling. There are a number of small projects that we work on to try and get the 10 per cent on the transportation side.
If anybody knows climate change, it is the Northwest Territories. We have been dealing with the effects of climate change long before the rest of the country, and I would even say the rest of the world, because we have been working a lot in the past in trying to mitigate some of the effects of the warming temperatures that we have seen in the Northwest Territories.
We are pleased that the federal government is now actually coming to the table, and they are starting to provide a lot of funding for many of the initiatives. It is a good partnership that we have formed with them, and we look forward to more work with them in helping to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.