Mahsi, Mr. Chair. I'm not really too satisfied with that answer because, back in 2005-06, it was $18 million. Even 2005-06, $16.7 million and it is still going down. So I am still concerned about that. Every time we see a supplementary, then there are a lot of heads shaking at the committee meeting. I think we really need to focus in this area. The department needs to anyways, because the Minister and his department will certainly hear from the communities on this particular issue.

Mr. Chair, I have already touched on it where a decision comes from Habatsa, they call it Fort Smith headquarters where the budget has been allocated to what they call North Slave. It is in the Monfwi district. In Monfwi, if there is a fire in the region, then there is a call that goes through Yellowknife. It goes back to Smith and it goes back to Yellowknife and then down to the community. By the time that decision comes around, the land is destroyed. I think the decision needs to be more clearly communicated. The communication dialogue should be within the region where it is not really there. A major decision is being made in headquarters. We, around this table, always talk about regional decision-making but it is always at the headquarters whether it be Yellowknife, Smith or with the headquarters. I think that delegation needs to be turned over to the regional management because we are capable. We had RWED. We still do, with a different title, though, in the communities that can easily take over that decision making. They know the areas. Those decisions can be made quickly instead of watching the lands being destroyed. It is an eye sore when you go out on the land to go out hunting and there are no trees out there. There is a story behind it. Every land you go to, there is a story why this happened. Certainly, I don't want to see that anymore. That is why I am just stressing this fire suppression. I think we really need to refocus in that area. Mahsi, Mr. Chair.