Debates of February 26, 2026 (day 85)
Question 1112-20(1): Transboundary Water Agreements
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have another question for the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Can he tell me if there is contemplation of new and emerging threats such as drought, data centres, water bankruptcy and their impacts, to water quality or quantity in future monitoring under the transboundary agreements or regulation amendments that we will see later this Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think as we sit, you know, here in the fourth year of drought, certainly, you know, the climate impacts are top of mind, and they'll certainly do reach out and impact the other discussion topics around development in the jurisdictions that are upstream of the Northwest Territories.
I will use the proposed Peace nuclear facility as an example here in that, you know, we are currently involved in the federal impact assessment, providing information. We are currently lobbying with Energy Alberta, the federal and provincial government on behalf of the Indigenous governments and organizations of the Northwest Territories to ensure we have meaningful input into those projects as they go forward. And there have been other projects as well in Alberta that have been identified, such as data centres, etcetera, which we are currently engaged in many of those conversations as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Oral questions. Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.