Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this being our second-last day of this session, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize our oldest industry in the Northwest Territories, the trapping industry. As you know, Mr. Speaker, the trapping industry is the main reason why the North was built. On November 1st, trappers will go back to their traplines. Throughout the winter, my constituents will be trapping in their traplines. People in Lutselk'e will be travelling into the Barren Lands hunting for caribou, hunting for wolves and wolverines, setting a few traps here and there.

I know, Mr. Speaker, our government, through the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, has done lots to help trappers over the years, and I appreciate and recognize that, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my trappers and the trappers of the Northwest Territories. We have one of the most progressive and best programs in Canada to ensure that our trappers continue to trap. It's another way for people to gain meaningful employment and something for them to do, work their lands, their trap lands so they know what is going on on the lands, to call their decision to give us an inherent right to land title. Over the years, Mr. Speaker, aboriginal people know their land through this industry. They trap all over the place, and that's the basis of their lands.

So trapping, in my mind, has a lot more to do than just a monetary exercise, but it's an exercise of asserting their political and sovereign rights in their lands which translates into land claims and new relationships with Canada and co-existence within regions such as the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to express the importance of trapping and give it the recognition that it's one of our oldest industries in the Northwest Territories. I encourage the government to continue supporting that industry as it is a very important industry, especially to culture, language and identification of individuals.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to wish all the trappers good luck and ask them to be careful. It's dangerous work, but have fun with it. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.

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