Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My understanding of this legislation is that anybody who has a rifle has to register. As of January 1st, you can no longer buy ammunition for rifles unless you have a registration number. I think time is of the essence to try and get these registrations in place.
Furthermore, according to the treaties, Treaty 8 and Treaty 11 in the Northwest Territories, part of the original treaty is that there are certain provisions that are given out every year as part of the treaty agreement of nets and shells. This new legislation is certainly going to be in contravention of the original treaty.
As I said earlier, the decision of the Supreme Court did not venture into the area of deciding whether treaty and aboriginal rights questions were dealt with. I am certain that there are going to be other interventions, other than the NTI. We will be making a decision on how we are going to get involved at this level. Certainly we are still reviewing the decision to see what kind of implication it has in regards to treaty agreements, of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11. Thank you.