Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate your procedural advice. I think I'll heed some political advice and answer the man's question here today...
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...to make sure that we keep things on the right track. I think it's a very interesting question and the Member is mentioning our philosophy of enforcement as it relates to the protection of the environment and the protection of wildlife. Of course, we have obligations in that regard that flow from land claims. It's very important to realize and to work with communities to help them realize where there are economic development opportunities that might not immediately be obvious.
I believe as a government we have an obligation and a responsibility to try to help communities pursue those so they can be self-sustaining. Not everybody is going to want to work in the mining industry. Not everyone is going to want to be in oil and gas. I think it's not immediately obvious always that there are markets out there for many products that we traditionally harvest in the North and could continue to do so and it can be very lucrative.
So, yes, our department is certainly willing to work with people in the communities to help them realize these opportunities and I certainly look forward to good suggestions coming from that side of the House from many of the very entrepreneurial Members who've spent some good time thinking about this. Thank you.