Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The department and the Northwest Territories Development Corporation are in support of the harvest out of Sachs Harbour this year and have worked to ensure that there is a buyer and a market for the muskox that are harvested. In fact, we know that there is a definite buyer for the muskox that is being harvested this year. One of the things that we worked on for the last year and a half with the Northwest Territories Development Corporation is the absolute need to have some marketing strategy. We produce products in many of our communities. We have canvas products in McPherson, we have handicrafts in virtually every community in the north. We buy fish. We buy a great many things but in some cases hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of products ended up being warehoused and stocked in different parts of the country because we did not have a plan on how to move these things on to the consumers.
Muskox is also the same thing. Part of the work that has to be done is the marketing, trying to establish a definite market and definite buyers to make sure the buyers would get assurance of quality from the products that they purchase, the supply will be reliable or at least available on a regular basis. The regulatory requirements, legislative requirements, set out in law by the federal government and ourselves can be met so they do not become an obstacle at the last minute. Of course, we do not want the Arctic to become overpopulated by muskox. We think it is a valuable resource. We would like to see the muskox harvested to the benefit of the communities. We would like to see our market developed in the south where Canadians, Americans, Belgians, French, especially the French, develop a great appetite for this excellent source of meat. We would like to find ways to use the hair and the hide and turn these into marketable products. It all requires some concerted effort. We are trying to do what we can. Thank you.