Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister had indicated in previous questions on a previous day that the province of Saskatchewan has opted out of their involvement with the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation, so certainly the precedent has been set. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out how we could follow suit. As far as the work of Fisheries and Oceans, fortunately the headquarters for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is located right in Hay River, right on the shore of the Great Slave Lake, right where the fishermen are, right where they have the lab to do the inspections and they have people in management, conservation, protection, who are all over the issue of sustainable quota in the Great Slave Lake. That is a bonus. I think that Mr. Minister should be able to look at the precedent of the province that he named, the province of Saskatchewan, find out how they got out and help us and lead us out of this. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Question 56-16(4): Revitalizing The Nwt Freshwater Fishery
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 56-16(4): Revitalizing The Nwt Freshwater Fishery
Oral Questions
October 21st, 2009
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