Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, when Canada signed rights to all securities held for the interests that transferred to the GNWT during devolution, the GNWT became aware that the Reclamation Security Agreement that had been approved by the INAC Minister included promissory notes that were backed by the Mactung property. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Speaker, the first priority identified the by the 18th Legislative Assembly talks about improving governance by increasing accountability, transparency, collaboration and building stronger relationships with community governments and stakeholders. I am pleased to rise today to announce the launch of a new website that does just that. It is important that the residents of the NWT have confidence in the safety of their drinking water. Improving access to information about how the government and its partners work together to keep drinking water safe is one way to foster that confidence. This...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Mactung is an exploration site. It's not a mine site, and the part of Mactung that was actively used in exploration is in the Yukon Territory. Our GNWT Department of Lands inspectors, we don't have the jurisdiction to conduct inspection in the Yukon. Any inspections would fall under the responsibility of the Yukon Territorial Government. Thank you.

To my left I have Mr. Mike Aumond who is deputy minister of Finance and secretary to the Financial Management Board. To my right, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, two vehicles were purchased for the communities of Aklavik and Tuktoyaktuk.

That is correct, Mr. Chair.

Yes. Again, we will confirm that and share it with committee.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we decided to purchase it because the bids that came in were all very low. They were very low. We then purchased the property, and Canada agreed to be responsible for the remediation. Should the price of tungsten ever rise, we are sitting on a piece of property that could potentially be worth a few dollars. That's why the decision was made. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We own that particular piece of property now, so there would be no lease payments in the future.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the financial assurances and liabilities division was established to help manage and coordinate the GNWT's current responsibilities in the modern integrated resource management regime that we have in the NWT. The financial assurances and liabilities division played an advisory role in the water licensing process that happened with North American Tungsten Company Ltd. was going into insolvency. Thank you, Mr. Chair.