Mr. Chairman, the department is aware but I was not aware enough to answer detailed questions regarding these results that have come forward. I should make the point with all our wildlife populations, we take the position that they must be managed and the species have to be used in order to protect their well-being. It is our view that the day you stop using wildlife populations, is the day they start having their days numbered. We think all the species have to be managed and we have to do it together with the front-line users, the aboriginal people in communities. That is what we have taken. I say that because categorically, in Europe and in many places in southern Canada and the United States, it is very clear that the general public has taken categorical stands against huge numbers, huge species of wildlife. They have taken a stand against wildlife populations because they want their sheep or cattle to survive. They have decimated the fox, wolves, bison and the whole range of wildlife. In the Northwest Territories, the government and aboriginal groups do not condone these practices. What we do is take a well-integrated balanced approach to the use and management of wildlife populations. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 1998
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