Julie Green

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have questions for the Minister about a number of climate change projects that are listed on page 90. My question is about the Climate Change Adaptation Project; the Environment and Climate Change Canada Climate Change fund; Environment and Climate Change Canada Watershed Management; and Environment and Climate Change Canada Water Research and Studies. What were the outcomes of these projects, and how have they been shared with the public? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering if the department has at its fingertips any indication of the uptake on this program, whether in fact consumers who produce the electronic waste are using the recycling opportunities that exist. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, when we started our jobs, it seems like a long time ago now, the collection of electronic waste was a hot topic with retailers pushing back against the deposit fee. I'm wondering if the Minister could update me on the implementation of the electronic waste. Is it being collected in every community, and are the fees collected paying for the program? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that water and wildlife are important things to measure, but I wonder about the erosion. I've heard my colleague from Nunakput talk about the erosion in Tuktoyaktuk, for example. Is that being studied by other agencies? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to ask the Minister a couple of detailed questions. I'm looking at page 72 and there is some money allocated to the Sahtu land claim beneficiaries to establish baseline data, which seems like a great idea. It prompted a couple of questions for me. The first is: is baseline data being actively collected now in any other region of the NWT? Thank you.

I didn't hear an answer there, but maybe I will capture it in the next question. As I pointed out, the Mining Association of Canada has announced its endorsement of carbon pricing as the most effective and efficient means of driving emissions reductions. The mining industry in the NWT is both a major producer of greenhouse gases and, of course, a major contributor of revenue. Has our government reached out to the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines to enlist their partnership in transition to a carbon price? If not, will the Premier commit to doing so?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Premier, who signed the National Climate Change Framework on our behalf. It has been reported that federal funding would be made available to help meet the costs of governmental measures to reduce greenhouse gas production, such as the replacement of diesel generation. Can the Premier give us an overview of the funding transfers we can expect to receive and any details available at this time on the use of those funds? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for that answer. I think just some highlevel summary information would give us a flavour of what kind of projects have been completed, and that would be useful. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I want to give the department some unsolicited advice that they promote this figure, both as a way of showing that this program works, and also to encourage people to use this program. That seems like a significant amount of waste that might otherwise have just gone into landfills, where of course they are very problematic because of the heavy metals they contain. Those are all my questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. What I understand is that there are two different things going on. One is a review of the financing of the program and the other is a review of the implementation of the program, and we will get some kind of a report on that in the next short while. Is that correct?