Thank you, Mr. Pudlat. Mr. Minister.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be closely involved with this group. Thank you.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Are there any general comments? Wildlife management, line by line. Total O and M, $3.559 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Conservation Education And Resource Development
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Conservation education and resource development, total O and M, $4.774 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Policy And Planning
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Pollution Control
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Last summer, there was a barge which hit some rocks and was spilling diesel into the water. Since that occurred, has the department reviewed its strategy with regard to emergency skills, or are you just leaving things as is?
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the department has reviewed its contingency plan to respond to oil spills. We have also reviewed the equipment which is available to respond to those types of things. Also, reports of oil spills are reported to my office just about every day, anywhere from half a litre to 500 gallons. Thank you.
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Pollution control, total O and M, $716,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Field Operations
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Forest Fire Management
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The Chair Tony Whitford
Regional land use planning, there are no dollars on that one. Forest fire management, total O and M, $21.408 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Forest Management
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
There has been many questions and comments made on the types of traps used. Can the Minister elaborate on the type of research they are doing presently in the use of humane trapping? I know early last fall, we talked about the use of conibear 110 as compared to the 220s they are using now and why we could not use those kinds of traps in the north. Does the Minister or staff have any more information on the types of humane traps that are being used? What are we doing to ensure a good supply of humane traps for our trappers?
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Handley
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have continued to cooperate with the Fur Institute of Canada and the federal government on trap research. We have a number of different traps available which are considered to be quick-kill or humane traps, including conibear and others. In fact, there will
be a display of various traps set up in the lobby of this building tomorrow. In terms of numbers of traps, we did run into a situation last year where some trappers had to wait a couple of days to get the necessary traps. We do not believe it had a large impact on the trapping activity. This year, we have taken or made plans to ensure that we are not going to run short of traps again. If it seems we are getting low, we will do as we did this year, we will borrow them from Yukon or other jurisdictions. Hopefully, we can get around that. Last year was a different year because our regulations with regard to trapping of small furbearers came into effect. I think we have gotten over that hump now. Thank you.
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