Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The strategy was developed, keeping in mind what has been going on in the communities for a number of years, the expressions of interest in getting beyond just management and conservation, and recognizing that harvesting is an integral part of the management and wise use of resources. In that aspect, it means local commercial and subsistence use and how that can be balanced.
An example is the fur market strategy. There we have outlined the broad approach we would like to take. The strategy is, by and large, supported by everybody. The first area we would work on is fur. Then, during the next while, we will develop some ideas on how we should approach it. There will be a more detailed strategy specifically for this sector. That will go out to communities, keeping in mind that we will use existing resources and we will ask communities how we can make better use of existing resources allocated in this sector.
It will also recognize that claimant groups, in Nunavut for instance, have available to them new resources and institutions as a result of their claims. We have to work out how these things will be used and implemented in cooperation with the government. That's how we plan to do it. It will be done in consultation with groups and the public, through release of draft documents.