Thank you, Madam Chair. I wish to commend your department on their efforts to amend the Marine Mammals Act. I think this is very beneficial to all the harvesters and, also, I hope this government is just as successful in their efforts to amend the Migratory Birds Convention Act. Perhaps the Minister may wish to give this committee an update as to where negotiations are at this point with the other concerned parties with regard to the Migratory Birds Convention Act.
Madam Chair, I wish to thank the Minister on behalf of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation for the department's favourable response to the corporation's request under the western harvesters' assistance program. I would like to encourage the department to work closely with the people of
Sachs Harbour to help resolve the overpopulation of muskox. I know the department has been working with the communities. Perhaps the Minister would like to update the committee as to what the department's opinion is as to what can be done in this situation. Maybe I will ask for an update. Is there any potential to benefit from this overpopulation of muskox? Thank you, Madam Chair.