Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Is there any new funding in here for implementation of the Forest Act? I know the Minister's -- we got the "what we heard" report tabled in the House earlier today, and there's probably going to be some significant changes. Is there any money in here to implement that new legislation if and when it passes? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

No, we're using the money within but we still need to do the regulations as well. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Okay. Yeah, I'm a bit worried about that because I think we're going to be taking on some significant new things with that legislation when it's brought forward. And so what would be the process of identifying if there's new needs and would that be brought in through a supplementary appropriation? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

So as we develop our regs, we would find out what it is and it would have to be through a sup. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Yeah, okay, well I'll just cool my horses until that point. But I want to turn over to the contributions page on 100. There's a bunch of money going out; maybe there's some money coming in as well with regard to work on caribou. And where are we at with habitat protection. You know, we've told harvesters they can't harvest and some of them have done that voluntarily. You know, we've gone out, tried to get more wolves either by, you know, paying harvesters a little more or shooting them from helicopters. I don't know what else we can do for caribou other than protect habitat at this point, which we haven't done. So where are we at with habitat protection and is any of this money in here, in this part of the budget, for identification of key habitat and, more importantly, protection of that habitat? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

For that detail, I'll turn to the deputy minister. Thank you.

Deputy minister.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Are we likely to see even one square centimetre actually protected of critical caribou habitat within the lifetime of this Assembly? New habitat protection. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you. Yes, so we're working with the Indigenous governments to prioritize the areas that they're talking about. Again, it's a collaborative approach with our Indigenous governments. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, look, I recognize that this is complicated with being sure everybody's at the table, but are we likely to see any habitat actually protected, you know, by the end of this Assembly? New habitats identified and, more importantly, protected by the end of this Assembly. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you. It'll be dependent on the outcomes of our meetings. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.