Mr. Speaker, the normal course of events where co-management boards are in a place, that is fully functioning, that is the practice. Every agreement has a caveat or clause in there that, in case of emergency or situations related to conservation and safety, the Minister has the authority to act, to be used very carefully and judiciously but it is there. In the Tlicho, the Wekeezhii process is starting up. In the

Akaitcho, there is no land claim, so we have a complex situation here. The Northwest Territories Metis don’t have a settled claim either.

So we have a very complex process here, a complex political arrangement. The Wekeezhii process was to be completed prior to the hunting season. It wasn’t. We have a gap where we have numbers telling us the herd is in great decline and in serious need of protection. That if something wasn’t done and we had another hunting season of 7,000 to 10,000 animals being taken out of this herd, that it would be putting it very close to the brink of extinction. Therefore, we were of the opinion that we had to act with the band for this very short period. We had the support of the Métis, the Tlicho, and the Northwest Territories Métis, and we’re working with Yellowknives to resolve the outstanding issues.