Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think that the size of the project or the size of the development will determine the size of the security. Security can come in various forms. It doesn't have to be cash up front. It doesn't have to be cash put in the bank. It can be a letter from the bank, and it can be a letter that the bank writes to say that the credit is available for clean-up should it be necessary. A letter of comfort bonds, whatever. My belief is that there are more than 600 contaminated sites in this area alone. Across the territory, there are probably a lot more, and we shouldn't allow that to increase. I think we should stop the contaminated sites at this point, and, if there is credit available for the companies that are going in and, of course, it depends on the size of the operation, the scale of the operation, then this is a good thing that there will be no sites left.

Of course, I represent the riding of Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, and the majority of mining explorations and so on have been in that riding. Also, I am aware of some contaminated sites right close to the community of Lutselk'e where the community has a lake there that have an abundance of trout. They won't fish that lake because of the contaminants that were left behind by an exploration camp.

If we could do something in advance, we are not asking companies that are just trying to start out to spit out a bunch of cash and put a bunch of cash in the bank. It could come in various forms, all kinds of forms, in fact, as long as it's security backed up by the bank, is one example. I think it's a good thing. I think it will prevent us from having 900 contaminated sites in this region a few years down the road, so I would support this motion. Thank you, Mr. Chair.