The reason I say that is because for First Nations people, they use forest products. A lot of people feel they do not have to be paying stumpage fees if they are cutting logs for their own homes. If they are cutting wood that they are going to use for construction of cabins and what not, wood that they are using for traditional purposes. Yet the government tries to tell them they have to have a licence and they cannot cut these trees.

However, under treaty rights and also under land claim agreements, they have the right to harvest trees at no cost. Because there is that misunderstanding or people overreacting when they are trying to enforce it, they do not really realize that cultural history of the Northwest Territories where you have these different treaties, Treaty 8, Treaty 11, you have the different land claim agreements. You have the different political processes. I feel there has to be more done or something done to ensure that dialogue takes place. You only deal with the forest fire aspect of it. You also have to look at forestry as a renewable resource aspect for First Nations people who depend on it for their livelihoods.

I would like to know how far you are willing to go on that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.