Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question I would like to direct to the Minister of Renewable Resources. Madam Speaker, the question is somewhat controversial, but I will ask it anyway. The Minister and I have spoken about this before and the Minister is aware that there is a market for exotic animal parts. The Minister is also aware that there have been quite a number of bears that have been killed -- legally, that is -- in the Northwest Territories during the past year. I think there were 13 in the Fort Smith area and around Yellowknife. There have been quite a number of bears killed because they were in dangerous situations. They were killed by game wardens, all legally. And, hunters and trappers do go out and hunt and kill bears.

There is a market that exists for exotic animal parts, "exotic" meaning not an endangered species, but an exotic part of the animal, gallbladders and other special parts. I would like to ask the Minister whether or not his department has taken a look at this particular problem and has looked at the legal gathering of animal parts. Have they taken a look at this to see whether or not hunters and trappers can benefit from a renewable resource?