Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question will be for the Minister of Renewable Resources. His department offers certain trapper subsidy programs which provide funds for equipment and provisions at the beginning of each fur harvest year. However, the amount of this subsidy is based on the previous year's performance of the trapper. Serious trappers who have harvested a large number of furs in the previous year, receive more start-up funding. I am wondering, however, what the impact of the low fur yield this year's harvest is going to have on the delivery of these programs during 1993-94 winter trapping season. This is something the Minister should be looking at now so that a plan can be developed well in advance. Can the Minister indicate, to the House, what he will be doing to adjust normal program criteria and procedures to account for the unusually low harvest yield during the 1992-93 fur season? Mahsi.
Jim Antoine on Question 255-12(3): Trapper Subsidy Support Program Adjustments
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Question 255-12(3): Trapper Subsidy Support Program Adjustments
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 16th, 1993
Page 463
Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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