Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too am looking forward to this bill getting through second reading, ready for committee, going to committee to

do the public consultation so that the bill can be brought out to the people by the committee so MLAs can hear first-hand from the communities if they do have issues with the changes to the Wildlife Act with the new Wildlife Act. Give them assurances at the community level that this Wildlife Act is not going to adversely affect their ability as they manage their wildlife and give them some assurances, especially assurances to non-settled areas. In the Wildlife Act there are areas that cover the co-management for the areas where claims have been settled. There needs to be the same type of assurances given to people in non-claimed areas. Or non-settled. Pardon me. I’m looking forward to the group of MLAs going out to the communities with MLAs from the communities to discuss the Wildlife Act.

It’s a long act. It’s going to be something I think that the people need to see. Take the time to do it. It took a lot of time to get to this stage. It would be good to advance to the next stage. It’s 180 clauses and it’s going to be something that’s going to take a lot of work by a lot of people to get it to the next level.