Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the current Wildlife Act is very old. There has been a lot of change since that time, from an environmental perspective, a wildlife perspective, political change and so on. There are a number of purposes in the Wildlife Act.
One, and a primary one in my mind, is to update the Wildlife Act to accurately reflect this government's obligations and commitments to the land claims agreements, and also to recognize the rights those land claims agreements have. We also have self-government arrangements that are being negotiated right now. That has to be taken into consideration.
We have conservation measures that were developed years ago that may no longer be applicable. We have new demands and interest in wildlife harvesting, from a commercial perspective and from a traditional perspective. That has to be taken into consideration.
We have a lot more people living in the Northwest Territories than ever before. That has to be taken into consideration. Mr. Speaker, without getting into a lot of detail, there are a number of reasons for it. The primary one is to reflect our new political situation. Thank you.