Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we tend to talk about what we can control, what is in our jurisdiction, and how to be best of service to the residents of the Northwest Territories. Unfortunately, climate change doesn't care about jurisdictional boundaries. Climate change demonstrates that we live in a fragile, interconnected global system that requires all governments, indeed all levels of government, to be thoughtful and strategic with how we manage, mitigate, and adapt to these impacts.
Mr. Speaker, the North of my childhood is very different than the North that we currently live, work, and grow in. I'm pleased to see some snowfall today, but my whole being knows that it should have snowed and stayed on the ground much, much earlier. It's predicted to be another above zero Halloween.
As the GNWT's own What We Heard report on the 2025-2029 draft climate action plan has noted, residents have told government that the time for incrementalism is over and that the GNWT must treat climate action with the same urgency as other emergency and public safety priorities. There are global tipping points that we are hurdling towards or may have already passed, like coral relief die back, melting Antarctic, Arctic, and Greenland ice sheets, or the halting of AMOC, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is the great hot and cold water circulatory system of the Atlantic Ocean that has massive impacts on global weather patterns and food sources for marine life.
Mr. Speaker, I will continue to point to the fact that everything and everyone in this world is interconnected and how we address globally impactful issues in this House is important. I am anxious to see the newly-merged climate change and energy strategy and how we will move forward with meaningful actions, like reaching net zero by 2050. I also want to specifically state that while we might only emit a small percentage, in fact far less than 1 percent of Canada's total emissions, that doesn't mean that we get to say we're all good here. Every bit we can reduce our emissions and make changes that help our environment, and ideally help save our residents money, is important, Mr. Speaker. Our youth especially are looking to us to act, to take action that is appropriate to our context and is impactful. Thank you.
Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Members' statements. Member from Yellowknife North.
