Thanks, Madam Chair. I guess, with my 15 seconds left, this is a real problem, and it needs to get fixed. I haven't even touched the issue of prevention, which our government hasn't done a very good job on, and I don't blame any of the individuals at the table for this, but we need to get our act together if we're going to try to demonstrate responsible resource development in the future. Thanks, Madam Chair. That's all I have.

Thank you. Minister of ENR. Did you want to respond?

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member is very passionate about this, and we're willing to work with him. It may not be what he wants to hear at the end of the day, but we're willing to work with him moving forward. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm going to switch over to waste management now on the same page. Currently, the NWT has one of the highest per capita waste disposal in the country, and so, I think having this conversation is a very important one, especially where a lot of the waste in our smaller communities is generated by either the government or government projects, but especially through construction waste. I'm wondering if ENR currently works with other departments to make waste management part of their procurement practises. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister of ENR.

The short answer is "yes," but I think maybe the Member would like some more detail, and with your permission, I'll ask the deputy minister to provide further detail. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Deputy Minister, Ms. Kelly.

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Is that strategy specific to this project as a pilot right now, or is it a blanket strategy that will apply to all procurement contracts that go out from the GNWT going forward? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister of ENR.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Is the intent, then, to also be able to implement policies and legislation that not only hold our contractors to account, but also hold our own practices within the GNWT to account as well? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister of ENR.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, to policies. That's what we're trying to do. We're trying to be consistent across the board. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Transportation plays a large role in the Northwest Territories when it comes to taking care of our land and our environment, and we have both trucks that come into our communities that are road-accessible, that come in generally full and leave empty. We also have MTS, which barges in product to our communities, and sometimes leaves empty.

Does ENR currently work with Infrastructure to see how we can make sure that we are leveraging these transportation means effectively, to make sure that nothing is going back empty and to also make sure, if there is potential for us to put waste from communities into these trucks or onto MTS, that we're taking advantage of that? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister of ENR.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, to MTS. We work with them. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you. Is making sure that we're using trucks that are coming into communities, to the best of our ability, to make sure that we don't have vehicles that are coming in for government purposes, leaving empty, are we leveraging that medium, as well? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister of ENR.