Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am glad the Minister brought up this issue regarding women disliking preparing hides in the traditional way. This is one area in which it is a dying art. It concerns me, Mr. Chairman, that we should allow something like this to die. I do not think it is a question of the methods, it is a question of whether we wish to hang on to what little we have with regard to the way we do things traditionally. At least it should be put on record when you do those hides. In Fort Providence quite a few women still do this. I am not sure about Hay River but I am sure if Mr. Pollard were to go to the reserve he would see activities of this sort still taking place. I am concerned about hanging on to the process in which you develop moose hides and also other types of hides, and how you utilize every part of an animal.
I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to bring this up, but how is our sawmill doing? We have had the Patterson sawmill now for two years. We have not heard much more about it since we purchased it. We do not know whether it is making money. In a time of economic difficulties, I would think this government would move full force on this sawmill which could be an industry to give us a return.