Thank you, Madam Speaker. In the absence of the Minister responsible for Renewable Resources, I would like to address my question to the Premier. She then, of course, may delegate it to the appropriate Minister responsible for Renewable Resources today. There is a strong and serious conservation issue on Southampton Island. The Department of Renewable Resources has advised the local hunters that if there is not a major culling of the caribou herd, the herd will die off from lack of food. Local hunters are prepared to cull the herd. Experienced hunters know that the best time of the year to cull the herd is in the fall. Why is the government waiting until April to bring the portable abattoir to Southampton Island?
James Arvaluk on Question 1-12(7): Commercial Harvest Of Southampton Island Caribou
In the Legislative Assembly on November 14th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Question 1-12(7): Commercial Harvest Of Southampton Island Caribou
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 13th, 1994
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
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