Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Mr. Speaker, here in Yellowknife we have been inhaling a lot of smoke in the last few days. That smoke is coming from a fire south-east of Lutselk'e near Murphy Lake. From the amount of smoke that we are inhaling in Yellowknife, you can imagine how much smoke there is in Lutselk'e and with knowledge that their traditional territory, hunting and trapping grounds were burning. With the price of food in isolated communities being very high, where you spend up to $15 for a steak, Mr. Speaker, knowing that your hunting and trapping grounds are burning is not a very good feeling.
The price of fuel in Lutselk'e just went up at the beginning of the year and it will probably go up again in light of all the recent fuel price hikes.
Mr. Speaker the fire was spotted in Lutselk'e on June 28th, and the fire was not actioned until July 3rd, five days later. The fire was 34 miles from the community and it is now 25 km from the community. Who decides to action the fire, Mr. Speaker?