Yes, thank you. I tried to jot down all the points the Member raised. That's not to say that I am going to respond to all of them, because there is no disagreement with the comments made. The reason the development strategy seems to focus on the development side, as opposed to the subsistence side, is because, traditionally, we have focused on managing and to maintain subsistence use. We are now of the view that with the changing situation in most of our aboriginal communities -- and since our people are not flocking to work in the mines and government and they are largely unemployed -- it is our belief that aboriginal people will always elect first to work in the renewable resource sector, if that's possible. It is close to the land, close to the communities, and it based on activities about which they have the most knowledge and the most comfort working in.
We intend in this strategy to come up with ways, cooperatively with communities and regions, to create jobs and opportunities for local people to engage in and that there be commercial activities that can be integrated into the renewable resource sector we have now. The department tells me that one of the best examples in forestry is the integrated approach taken by the development project in Fort Liard, where we are looking at the various uses of timber and harvesting timber in the forestry area. It is going to show us a lot of things about the best approaches to take and the best ways for communities to become engaged in this type of activity.
There is no mention of treaties in the principles, the Member is right. We'll make sure it is reflected in there, as claims are reflected. Claims are just modern day treaties. We will try to correct that. We will work, as the Member says, to come up with more ways to support trappers to make better returns. We will try to have a stable market for them and maximize the market they have. We can see if, within existing resources, we are prepared to support trappers for the fall trapping season. We will try to articulate, specifically, the kinds of ways we will support them, hopefully by August, September at the latest.
By the time trappers go back in the bush, they should have some idea of exactly what kind of support this government is prepared to give them. Thank you.