Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, most of the aboriginal people who are now Members of the Legislative Assembly know that when we were growing up, we were taught how to use firearms as soon as we were old enough to go out hunting with our parents, uncles, grandfathers and so on.

Mr. Speaker, over the past 10 years now, the animal rights activists have almost reduced our lifestyle to next to nothing. The federal government has done very little to help our native population in Canada. Mr. Speaker, it seems that the federal government is powerless to help us when it comes to protecting the interest of the native people against the animal rights activists.

Mr. Speaker, regulation upon regulation, in our jurisdiction, have been imposed upon the rights of the native people of the country. It is hard for native people to go out after the polar bear, muskox, narwhals and walruses without having to be restricted by regulations, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our livelihood has been threatened by a number of endless regulations. This part of the country has been polluted from the pollution coming from the south. Now the federal government is threatening our lifestyle by putting more restrictions on our firearms we use as a tool. Thank you.

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