Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday when I was questioning the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, we had some technical difficulties as well. I am just wondering if I am asking some difficult questions or if the people who are operating the sound and camera equipment do not like the answers that I am getting.
Anyway, I am encouraged by the answer Mr. Bob McLeod has given me on the area of buffalo and trying to get buffalo products into the United States. It is one of those unique animals in the Northwest Territories, in the world, and I think they would attack tourism in a controlled, managed environment. I look forward to working with the Minister and his deputy in the community of Fort Resolution and any other community that may want to be involved in this kind of business in the future.
I want to get back to the anglers that go to the East Arm from Yellowknife and other parts of the North in Canada that do not particularly have any rules to follow out there. They could go anywhere, anytime. They disturb the hunting areas of the community people of Lutselk'e. They could be taking any number of fish. There is no safeguard and, as I stated earlier, the people of Lutselk'e are worried about their fish count of the kind of fish that are there. Recognizing that Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development has significantly cut the budget for forest fires, there needs to be more management in that area. People are making fires anywhere and disturbing all kinds of areas.
There are all kinds of historical sites around Great Slave Lake, lots of burial grounds and I think there is an opportunity -- I am not stepping on any other government's responsibility here -- to make sure that the pristine environment is protected, possibly creating employment in the community by having people from the community work with the Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development to establish park-like areas that people could use to camp. I strongly encourage the department to work with the Lutselk'e Dene Band to come up with an agreement to do so.
Again, I would like to hear the Minister's thoughts on that. It is not stepping on the federal government's responsibilities and I am sure the band would look forward to starting discussions in this area. It is a concern and I think there is an opportunity rising from that concern. I think the department could recognize that. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.