Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to comment around the area of traditional knowledge, but more importantly, the Traditional Knowledge Policy and if there’s actually a policy. Because I think that one of the things that people used to always assume was that scientific knowledge was the basis for all information, but I think because of the traditional knowledge importance and the way that traditional knowledge is compiled over decades and not thousands of years, that you can basically realize the importance of that and also working in conjunction with the Aboriginal organizations and wildlife and renewable resource councils to regulatory boards the importance of traditional knowledge in any decision-making process is paramount to scientific knowledge. I think that we have to be able to show that we do put the same weight into traditional knowledge as we do scientific knowledge. I’d just like to know exactly, in regard to Traditional Knowledge Policy, where are we with

that, and more importantly, how often do we use traditional knowledge as the basis for acquiring information or compiling information or moving that forward in regards to any studies and reports in regards to research that we do? How much emphasis do we put on traditional knowledge when we compile that information? Thank you.