Mahsi, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.
Debates of Feb. 24th, 2022
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Yeah, so we did send a letter on January 24th in regards to that. So we apologize if it's got misplaced. We will make sure that committee gets the letter that we sent. And maybe it's not the information the Member wants on there.
In regards to the other question, with your permission I'll go to the deputy minister. Thank you.
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Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So as I mentioned, the mobile caribou conservation measures, we have the documents created. There's been a pilot project, and we're going to continue to work with Aurora GeoSciences to trial-run mobile caribou conservation measures at one of their or partners' exploration camp in 2022. So that work is moving along, and we are working to get it through interdepartmental review at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thanks for that. Yeah, this work has been underway for at least a couple summers. I think that it might have been slowed down by COVID. But I didn't actually get a response to my question. When will we actually see changes that require mineral exploration, in particular, to actually shut down whether there's caribou around their property? That's what these measures would do. Right now, the diamond mines do it because it's best practice; it's consistent with ESG that our Minister of ITI keeps talking about. We don't do that in this jurisdiction, though. It's voluntary. So is this department moving towards actually making this some kind of regulatory requirement? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. We're working right now to get these documents in place and make sure that they work and work with our partners on what the next steps will be. There is a likelihood that that could result in regulatory change but at this point, we need to get the pilot and work with the industry -- with our industry partners on this to make sure that it's effective. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks for that information. So how do we actually get the so-called "industry partners" to actually do this if it's not an actual regulatory change? Just kind of look for volunteers, or how's that actually going to work? And would it be put in place in time for this summer? That's what I guess I'd really like to know. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. To get this in place, we needed to complete the documents, which we've done, engage with the other departments, and then work with industry to test them out to make sure that they're going to work over time, and that's where we're at in the process. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Maybe I'll try it one more time. So are we looking for volunteers do this, or is this going to be across the whole industry? Or how's this actually going to get piloted, and will it get piloted this summer? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Kelly
These are for exploration camps. There's already in -- it's already in place in the wildlife, with the monitoring and management plans, the WMMPs, for existing mines. The EA process and the WMMPs formalize requirements for specific operating projects, and as soon as we're done internal reviews I've already mentioned, we will be sharing it with industry partners so that we can make this work and do the testing that we need to this summer. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm not sure I'm really getting anywhere. Are we seeking volunteers for this work, yes or no? Thank you.
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