Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Government Leader. I would like to acknowledge the support that the honourable colleague for Baffin Central provided last Friday to the response that I received from the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs regarding an official apology from the Government of Canada regarding operation Nordic Reliance.
The honourable Members will recall that this involved an incident in which several armed forces personnel shot caribou in the Coppermine area without permits and reportedly with firearms and ammunition that should have been used only for military purposes.
This is a grave concern, Mr. Speaker, one that has demonstrated a lack of respect for aboriginal northerners on a way of life and a special spiritual relationship with the animals that they sustained for centuries. Can the Premier advise the House as to what action she has taken since Friday to request an official apology from the Government of Canada and the appropriate miliary authorities with Princess Patricia's Light Infantry Regiment in Winnipeg?