Jay Macdonald

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as part of the regulatory proceedings process, the board process approves the remediation plan as well as the associated securities of that plan. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that's a question that really has a number of possible directions as to how it could be answered. Certainly, you know, at the end of the day we have securities that are set through the process which we hold as a government to ensure that we have resources to do that cleanup at the end of the day. Having said that, you know, we have processes here where we may come for supplemental appropriations if that was to exceed the budget that was available. But we would also look at other possible ways to ensure that that work is done in the most economical way to...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statutes Law Amendment Act, 2026, be read for the second time.

This bill corrects inconsistencies and errors in the statutes of the Northwest Territories. The bill also deals with other matters of a minor, noncontroversial, or uncomplicated nature in the statutes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents: Plain Language Summary for Bill 34: Trespass to Property Act; and, Statement of Consistency for Bill 34: Trespass to Property Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, between 2018 and 2020, CERNAC worked in collaboration with the Tlicho government on a remedial action plan. That action plan was put into action in 2024 and is projected to take three years. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Environment and Climate Change provides estimates to the board. The board then takes those estimates that are provided and are the ultimate authority that sets the appropriate securities around that process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the security that is put forward for any given remediation plan is set by the respective board that would be associated with that regulatory process or proceeding, and that is also based on the approved remediation plan that would also have been approved by the board. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the Member for the question. The answer is certainly, yes. As the regulatory process proceedings roll along, the department provides a number of estimates, you know, whether it's regarding a regular closure and what that remediation process looks like. So I'll give a couple of examples. We would offer, you know, advice on water management, fuel and equipment, mobilizing and demobilizing in the event of a regular kind of process of shutdown. We also provide estimates in the instance of the worst case scenario where a business was to go bankrupt. And, you...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member from Nunakput, that Bill 36, Trespass to Property Act, be read for the second time.

The proposed Trespass to Property Act is to enhance public safety and private property protections and will establish trespassing as a territorial offence. The bill will address significant gaps in trespassing law by creating a new law intended to govern trespass to private property, to schools, and to certain types of private interests on public lands, such as leases. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department is not directly involved in the remediation of this site. You know, it is a collaborative effort between the Tlicho government and the Government of Canada. I think that, you know, we're happy to reach out and see if there is information available and direct the appropriate participant within the process to relay that -- ensure that information is relayed to the Tlicho government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.