I am concerned about this $335,000. You have stated that it is for polar bears. If my history is correct, polar bears are basically in the Inuit communities. I am not trying to demean the significance of polar bear hunting, but throughout the year we have asked for support for trappers in the interior. They have had a poor season and they wanted some trapper support programs to offset the lost revenues this year. I do not see any amount of money asked for helping Dene trappers in the western Arctic for the type of year we had. Yet, here we are spending $335,000, not previously authorized, on polar bear research. I am a little concerned about the seeming imbalance here.
Fred Koe on Bill 25: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1993-94
In the Legislative Assembly on April 1st, 1993. See this statement in context.
Bill 25: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1993-94
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 31st, 1993
Page 1385
Fred Koe Inuvik
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