Mr. Speaker, the lifting of a small percentage of the caribou, I believe that because the issue here is it’s so large and so huge to the people in the Mackenzie Valley here, it would divert a political volcano, I guess, in terms of the issue of aboriginal rights, conservation, who’s right, who’s going to win. It’s going to impact long-term relationships with the aboriginal people. I want to again ask the Minister if he would consider a small percentage of the total amount of herd, as we’ve done in the Sahtu, at least look at this issue in terms of the bigger picture, in terms of relationship building with aboriginal people and having some consideration to look at this.
Norman Yakeleya on Question 230-16(4): Caribou Management Measures
In the Legislative Assembly on February 1st, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 230-16(4): Caribou Management Measures
Oral Questions
January 31st, 2010
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