Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I agree with much of what Mr. Koe is saying. There have been a number of factors which come into play when you are trapping. When you are living off the land there are periods with low levels of animals, and also the environment comes into play quite a bit if you are relying on natural resources. This year, throughout the trapping area in the western Arctic, there has been a low population of animals and poor weather conditions. I was talking with trappers in Fort Simpson the day before yesterday and they are experiencing a number of difficult problems. Travelling this year is very difficult because of thin ice.
In our department we have a small amount of money for the demonstration projects.