Shared Responsibility For Protecting Northern Water Resources  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd also like to raise the issue of climate change and water here in the House. I'm aware that the general public and many Members of this House, note the direct correlation between these two very important issues facing northerners, Canadians, an

Changes To Northern Wildlife Resulting From Climate Change  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I want to talk about climate change and the impact it's having on our wildlife. Mr. Speaker, if you have lived in the North like I have for the past 25 years, you can't help but notice the changes in our climate. As a young boy in the early 1980s,

Territorial Coordination To Address Issues Of Water And Climate Change  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as we will hear today, the issue of water and climate change is fundamental to the Northwest Territories and our survival, and I think, as a government, we have to take better steps to strengthen the processes we currently have to deal with t

Minister's Statement 78-15(5): International Polar Year  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the polar regions have profound significance for the Earth's climate and ultimately environments, ecosystems and human society. However, we still remain somewhat unaware of many aspects of how polar climate operates and its interaction with

Motion 45-15(5): Highway No. 3 Safety Issues, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This infrastructure funding we are receiving is because of resource pressure, development, the argument we made to the federal government, and they agreed it was impacting us and provided funding in which to better accommodate our roads, in particular ou

Establishment Of An Arctic University In The Inuvik Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a few days ago my colleague from Kam Lake spoke on the need for a university in the Arctic and he made a compelling case for Yellowknife. I would like to go one step further, Mr. Speaker, and make a case as to why I believe the Arctic univers

Minister's Statement 75-15(5): Tlicho Road Studies  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to report on a number of studies the Department of Transportation has or will be completing under a new agreement that will help move forward the planning to improve road access into the Tlicho. As we all know, the only year-rou

Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. That's good to know for DEAs to take note of that; that they have the freedom to develop whatever curriculum they see fit for their kids. I just have a question on the department initiatives with respect to enhancing the aboriginal interest in science a

Question 361-15(5): Climate Change Action Fund Project  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The action that is being undertaken, there are two other steps that the department and the consultant are looking at. There will be further workshops at the end of this month or perhaps into March. Mr. Speaker, steps three and four definitely

Question 361-15(5): Climate Change Action Fund Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the survey or the study going to require the government to re-look at its whole infrastructure plan? We know, Mr. Speaker, that climate change is already causing significant problems for roads in some communities, for airstrips. Have we looked at thi

Question 361-15(5): Climate Change Action Fund Project  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This study will help us answer very, very important questions as to how climate change will directly impact our transportation systems and identify the high risk areas in which we're going to have to focus on and target for future improvements,

Question 361-15(5): Climate Change Action Fund Project  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I believe the Member is talking about a climate change action plan project that the department has undertaken. It's a joint study. The project began in 2004 and will conclude this year, 2007. The status of the project right now is that Dillon

Question 361-15(5): Climate Change Action Fund Project  Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask a question of Mr. Menicoche under his Transportation portfolio, and I'm referring, Mr. Speaker, to the government's response to the pre-budget consultations. This was a report that was tabled a few days ago here. The report outlines that the Governm

Leadership In Energy Efficiency Initiatives  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In the world of energy consumption and the consequences of it, there is incontrovertible evidence, Mr. Speaker, that we are the ones causing it. There should no longer be any doubt whatsoever that we have got to take the responsibility for this. We can't go

Question 304-15(5): Action Plan To Address Climate Change  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister speak to the issue of this energy plan where we're going to address rising costs associated with climate change and emission reductions and has the ministry changed their plan or target setting with the announcement of the ecoTrust by Pri