This is page numbers 4111 - 4162 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was know.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks to the Minister for that. Could there not be a web page or some information about the council made available? Like, who sits on it, even maybe the terms of reference somewhere. Is there a work plan? Are there technical committees or advisory committees that have been set up? There's just total absence of any information whatsoever about this body that's supposed to be leading some kind of climate change initiatives. So can the Minister make a commitment to get that work done? Because nobody knows what's happening. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Minister Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you. We will reach out to committee and try to get this information there. We're not going to do the work. They -- it's been done. We are working with them. I need to really stress we are working with the climate change council. They are not a subdivision or a thing of our government. When I say that, they are an entity on themselves. We are working with them. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yeah, just I wasn't clear on what the Minister's proposing. Is he can tell me privately what's going on which is -- you know, maybe I can get more information out of him by wandering down the hall but there's nothing to the public, and I guess that's my concern and issue is what -- you know, can the Minister work with the council somehow so that people even know who sits on this, what they're doing. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Minister Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

That I can do. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you for that commitment. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I'll be asking the Minister about this in May/June. So head's up. I expect to see something done publicly on this before May/June. And especially if it's reported in this mandate thing as -- progress report as something being done.

I want to move on though. Today the federal government announced a new climate change target of 40 percent reduction from 2005 emissions by 2030. That's an additional 10 percent from even what the pan-Canadian framework says.

So what is happening in terms of our own failed Climate Change Strategic Framework and Energy Strategy that is based on a -- you know, the pan-Canadian framework, which our national government has now moved beyond? Is this new 40 percent target going to be incorporated into our work? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Premier.

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Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just learned as well that the federal government just released the new reduction plan today, and my understanding is they're going to be briefing the provinces and territories tomorrow. So until we get a full briefing of that, I can't make the commitment of what that looks like because I don't know. So what, again, I can commit to is that we do have a committee that looks at these things. And so the same committee that I said I'm going to bring mitigation to, at the same time we'll bring the new federal guidelines to and get back to committee, whether that be a briefing to standing committee or what it may be, then we'll do that at the same time. But I can't commit on something I don't know yet. I've been sitting in the House all day. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks to the Premier for that. I'll be raising it again in May/June to find out, you know, if we're going to actually move beyond the 30 percent target ourselves. And I've suggested that we need to have at least net-zero by 2050, that's the emerging global target if we're going to try to save this planet. But I'll have more questions in May/June then for the Premier and the Minister on this. That's all I have for now. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Questions? Are there any further questions on strengthen the government's leadership and authority on climate change?

Seeing none, Committee, we will move to page 30, ensure climate change impacts are specifically considered when making government decision. Questions? Questions? Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I know I've raised this before. There's some sort of Cabinet guideline or -- I don't think it's fair to call it a policy document but can the Minister tell me -- or somebody tell me whether that's actually been published and made available to the public at this point? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Premier.

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Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to turn that to the secretary to Cabinet. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Secretary.

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Goldney

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do have a public-facing document as our executive council handbook that does describe the processes expected for Cabinet decisions. That is in the process of being updated. This practice has been put in place in advance of that. But the next updated executive council handbook will explicitly make clear this requirement. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So, yeah, this talks about this work being done on page 30. Is the current version, does it -- that's publicly available, does it contain this new tool for the Executive Council and Financial Management Board? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Rocky Simpson

Thank you. Premier.

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Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Turn it to the secretary to Cabinet, please.

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Goldney

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the tool is in place and being operationalized. There's just been a bit of lag. We're doing other updates to the executive council handbook as well. So the next version will have that explicitly made publicly available as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.