Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is no doubt a very difficult issue for many of us. I just want to speak about a concern that I want to express for some of my residents, and it has been ongoing ever since I have been in the Legislative Assembly, and that is the representatives of the military and the RCMP who get posted into the North. They are here for perhaps a short period of time. These are people who get transferred on a consistent basis to other jurisdictions, and they never have a home anywhere. They feel that this particular Wildlife Act is an imposition on them, whereby they cannot ever hunt in any jurisdiction.

This is the crux of the problem, from my perspective, for many of my constituents. As a matter of fact, the RCMP and the military headquarters are within my constituency and I do have to speak for them. I think it is important that this issue be addressed.

Yes, I am very appreciative of the comments made by other Members. The Wildlife Act may take a period of time to get through, and it would be my wish that this particular issue start being addressed and that the bill be put before a committee to look at, and at the end of the day, let the Members decide whether it should proceed or not. In the interim, you will have at least a consultation process that has taken place on this issue and a broad viewpoint.

It would be my wish that there would be very extensive consultation on this whole area, and that we do obtain the viewpoints of all people so that we can formulate a process. Should this particular bill not pass, at least we have gone through the process to be prepared for the final, the large section of the Wildlife Act that needs to be revised, so that we can deal with it.

Otherwise, I foresee an opportunity here for the Wildlife Act to be held up for a long period of time. It may take a great deal of time in the first place. I would like to see it proceed. Thank you.