Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct my question to the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board regarding the definition of "principally engaged." There were approximately eight people, all non-native people, who were consulted with regard to the definition of "principally engaged." Most of it has to do with the working hours, the amount of money they made, and very little to do with the traditional activity. The money value is based on a European point of view. I am also a bit confused about some of the directives that the department has with regard to that.
I would like to ask if the Minister could clarify some of the problems I am having with regard to the definition that has been used. One of the requirements is with regard to the work days. This is new to me, Mr. Chairman. It was $10,000. If you made $10,000, you qualified for compensation. But now there is a working day included in that, and I missed it somehow. It says, "Where there is no income from any other source for a period exceeding 131 days during the 12-month period immediately preceding the accident, and where written verification is received from the Government of the NWT, and the person applying for compensation is a holder of a valid general hunting licence issued under the Wildlife Act." I would like to ask the Minister what that means. Does that mean if trapping season opens and you prepare your stuff and you fall on your head and break your neck, you are not covered and you would have to have been in the bush for 131 days before you do qualify for compensation?