David Krutko

Mr. Speaker, I have to chuckle to myself talking about greenhouse gasses here. Mr. Speaker, it is warming up to a point where we’re actually seeing the communities eroding to a point where they may have to relocate. So I’d like to ask the Minister, does this government have a program to deal with shoreline erosion which is a definite threat from climate change? Do we have a program such as that to shore up our communities so that we can ensure that those communities will be there so we can implement some of the programs the Minister is talking about, instead of having to possibly move our...

Agreed. Moving on to page 3-6, Finance, activity summary, office of the chief information officer, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $630,000. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Aklavik is located on the west side of the Mackenzie Delta on the Peel River. Shoreline erosion, river embankment collapses, sloping and mudslides are a common occurrence throughout the Mackenzie Delta.

Mr. Speaker, climate change is real. It is affecting the residents of the Mackenzie Delta in that the average year temperature in the Mackenzie Delta has increased by 1.7 degrees Celsius over the past century, and more than anywhere else in Canada, the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on earth and, Mr. Speaker, the effects are seen by the residents of Aklavik...

Agreed. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. Minister, for the record, please introduce your witness.

Question is being called.

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Tabled Document 1-16(4) is reported and recommended ready for future consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to the break, we agreed we will begin with the Department of Finance, HR and then Legislative Assembly. So with that, I’d like to ask the Minister of Finance if he would like to bring in any witnesses. Mr. Miltenberger.

Mr. Bromley.

Agreed?

Agreed. Does committee agree that we have concluded the Legislative Assembly estimates?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table two letters, one letter addressed to the Minister of Environment, Mr. Michael Miltenberger and Minister of Environment, Mr. Jim Prentice. It’s from the chief for Inuvik, Mr. Herbert Blake. The other letter is sent to Richard Nerysoo from the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs with regard to arsenic contamination.