Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Definitely we need some real attention paid to the caribou management issue. I'm getting word from a lot of outfitters that they're going to be closing their doors because of this new quota that the government has imposed on their operations and the caribou harvest that they're allowed. I just wanted to ask the Minister about what I suggested last time, and what a lot of elders have also brought to my attention, about the quota on males only, which could lead to a further decline in the caribou herds or just weaker herds in general. I wonder if the Minister has considered changing that quota to not include the prime bulls in any of the herds or restricting them definitely to the outfitters, but also to the hunters and trappers and say well, you know, we don't want to take all the prime leaders of the herd. Can the Minister make an amendment to his actions to accommodate that? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 83-15(5): Hardships Created By Declining Caribou Herds
In the Legislative Assembly on June 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 83-15(5): Hardships Created By Declining Caribou Herds
Question 83-15(5): Hardships Created By Declining Caribou Herds
Item 7: Oral Questions
June 7th, 2006
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