Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Speaker, every year in the summertime after the snow disappears, there are things that become visible on the ground and also I guess there is a lot that is under the ground as well. I am talking about artifacts, archaeological artifacts, and many people, some of them Northerners, others tourists, take some of these artifacts and take them home, whatever. Some people have good intentions, of course, they think that by taking this artifact to the museum, that this could be put on display. Others take these things for themselves to put on display in their own home, or, sometimes to sell.
People need to realize and should know that by taking these artifacts they are depriving experts from being able to get information from the artifacts and from the actual site where they are taken from. Actually, they are taking a piece of our heritage. Unfortunately, the maximum fine today that a person could get for removing artifacts under the NWT Archaeological Site Regulations is only $1,000. This is not much of a deterrent, especially for people who knowingly do this. What I am wondering is, if the Minister could commit to taking a look at this area and see if they could tighten up the regulations and perhaps increase the maximum fine? Thank you.