Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I must admit, I have learned more about the caribou management issue and the caribou outfitters industry over the last couple of months than I ever had before. My understanding is, actually, there is a disagreement on a lot of facts, obviously. There are, out of the 10 industry outfitters, there were some who voluntarily reduced their numbers because they noticed that the caribou weren't behaving the same way. They noticed all sorts of things, less numbers and such, and calving practices and such. But there are other outfitters who have been really growing a lot over the last two or three years. I am wondering why it is that...and especially in an industry that is highly regulated, because these businesses aren't selling widgets or making chairs and selling them. They are selling natural resources by tags given to them by the government. I want to know why some outfitters were allowed to expand and grow while others were conserving and trying to reduce numbers on their own. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Sandy Lee on Question 295-15(5): Caribou Tag Reductions
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 295-15(5): Caribou Tag Reductions
Question 295-15(5): Caribou Tag Reductions
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 11th, 2007
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