Caroline Cochrane

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs submitted a proposal to the federal and national disaster mitigation program. I'm pleased to report that we have been just recently approved for the amount of $250,000 through this program to complete a disaster mitigation plan for Tuktoyaktuk. The hamlet is also contributing $70,000 towards this project.

The mitigation plan will lessen the impact of future disasters resulting from intense wave action and severe storm surges. The plan will also guide the development and protection of critical infrastructure...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we will provide the Members a copy. It comes from the CPI funding and we will provide a copy of it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I can't make assurances forever but I can ensure that during my tenure as the Minister of MACA that formula will remain. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the Member is correct. There is a cost share within that formula, so it's 75 per cent to 25 per cent, and then the small communities have to use their share of the $28 million to access that funding source. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. No. As I stated, it is federal and the criteria is populations under 100,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The criteria for the small communities funding is communities that were under 100,000 people, was the federal criteria for that funding. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Fund 3 actually is federal monies. You don't see it in here; this is only Government of the Northwest Territories monies. We do not have a vote in the federal monies. We fund all the projects through; the federal government decides what allocations they'll accept and what not. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to introduce Eleanor Young, who is the acting deputy minister for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think that's a bit of a comment, but I do want to express my honour to be able to travel to the communities and see both the strengths and the challenges that are faced within the diverse communities in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the moment, the federal government has made funding available for only five years. However, there remains a great interest amongst the provinces and territories and, I believe, the federal government to address the climate change issues that we're experiencing.

Therefore, MACA will continue to advocate for disaster mitigation funding through its role at the federalprovincialterritorial tables. As before, MACA will continue to work with the community to prepare any proposal that they wish to advance. However, there are no guarantees at this time that approval will be...