Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my written question is to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.
- Can the Minister outline when his department will have an accurate population count of the caribou in the North?
- When will the Minister provide an explanation of the impacts of the wolf population due to increasing their harvest quota?
- Can the Minister's department provide an explanation on the consultation process either in the future or present to implement the measures of the caribou quota with the trappers, hunters and harvesters in the communities? What types of surveying measures are aboriginal driven?
- When, if at all, will the department gather the regional harvesters of caribou use to strategize future management measures for all wildlife?
- What provisions in the Wildlife Act uphold the land claims and treaty obligations negotiated in these modern day treaty agreements?
- Where will the department implement, partially or fully, the traditional knowledge policy, developed from elders, into future plans for not only caribou, but all wildlife issues?
Thank you.