Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
- How many Sahtu Dene or Metis guides/employees were hired in the past five years by outfitters working in the Sahtu region?
- What is the amount of financial loss in the Sahtu due to the Sahtu decision to the caribou hunting?
- Will the aboriginal hunting be considered in all decisions that will impact the outfitters?
- What information is the government reviewing in order to determine possible compensation for outfitters because of the reductions of caribou permits?
- What are the precedents in the NWT for government compensation of an industry?
- What are the factors that would affect the amount of compensation? In what form would compensation be made to the outfitters?
- Is the government investigating maintaining the outfitting industry or on retraining the outfitters?
- The outfitting industry employs over 300 people. Will compensation be available to the employees as well as the owners of the outfitting companies?