Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The Minister also indicated that the government's strategic plan also speaks of placing a high value on wildlife. They are going to be doing a number of initiatives, and one particularly that is mentioned in the budget is the Bathurst Caribou Monitoring Program.
I understand that the elders and community members are all going to be involved for their input. I realize that the government, or that the working group, has also tabled the management plan. A lot of people still have a lot of concerns pertaining to that report which has been in the works for at least four, or more than four years maybe. The numbers for that particular herd don't jibe with a lot of people. I am just wondering how the biologists, or the people that create these numbers, determine that.
I know it is difficult because that whole area where the migration occurs, there are the four different herds or eight different herds that were mentioned in that report. They all overlap, so the number that is quoted in that report does not jibe with a lot of people, even myself. I think my colleague from Tu Nedhe mentioned that in his Member's statement today. I think that the whole area of the numbers has to be revisited. Thank you.