Chairperson, that is not a point of order; that is a point of humour. What she says is that we must power down, waste less, agitate more for change, detox our homes, the economy and the planet. We need less TV, more community, more walking, more bike rides, more recycling and we must buy green fare locally, use properly and use less. All of these practices can be encouraged by the government. And I want to thank you, Minister, because I agree we have a history of mass mobilisation. Can we not see your department having a campaign to turn all our citizens into green activists? We as Cope will support such a campaign.
Thirdly, in relation to mining, and I know, Minister, you have not spoken yet, so you'll pardon me; if you cover this in your speech, I will be happy. We've sat and listened in that committee about illegal mining. I must say, it is a real tragedy. It is such a danger for our society - nearly one hundred deaths over the last few months. But apart from that, this practice is exactly the type of activity that promotes the environmental and social degradation that lowers the quality of all lives in our country. It is clear that this activity is funded by people with serious money.
The government must, as a matter of urgency, put in place a specialised team of investigators to crack the syndicates that are behind this criminal activity. The mining houses must also ensure that, like landlords of derelict buildings, they have a duty to protect people from going on-site to those places where this activity is taking place, because they must protect our citizens from the dangers that they hold. In the longer term, this issue is about the sustainable resource extraction policy that we have as a country. We must ensure that we fund proper rehabilitation where mining has taken place. We must debate this as a nation, because, as citizens, government, business, labour, we all have a duty to ensure ... [Interjections.]