Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am glad to see you will continue the studies for the Peary caribou. I hope it's in Sachs Harbour. I know they are having a hard time over there, so my general comment is the people in Sachs are concerned about the numbers of declining or increasing Peary caribou. RWED has done a number of studies over the past four years to find out exactly what is happening with them.
The Peary caribou is very important to both to Sachs and even Holman. I was visiting sometime back when John Nagy, one of your workers, made a speech to Holman and Sachs that some of the studies were happening. It's unfortunate; at the time they still don't know what was happening in my riding. Hopefully one of these years RWED can find out exactly where the Peary caribou are. It's good to see the study goes on. It's unfortunate that the people in Sachs at the present time are only allowed one caribou per household, so they are in dire straits and would like to know what's going on with the Peary caribou. Hopefully one of these days we will know exactly what is happening with the Peary caribou.
I think it would be interesting to find out from your department and to give some assurance to people in Sachs that one day they will be able to get the numbers that they require for subsistence.
Again, it's good to see they are going to continue to support the muskox harvest because it is vital for them. It's an economic base for them, although minor and small. That's money they can have for a small community like Sachs. It's important your department continues something like that. These are some of the general comments I have. I may have some questions later. Thanks, Mr. Chairman.