Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker, there’s three components to the issue of transportation. There’s the issue that comes up with highway rescue, there’s the issue of ambulance services and then there’s the issue of ground transportation within communities for non-emergency or routine access. In some cases, like in Inuvik, there is a contract with the health centre with a private businessman. In Yellowknife, Stanton has a contract for the ground transportation with a local taxi outfit and it’s a routine pick-up and delivery for non-emergent care and that’s within the purview and mandate of the authorities, or, in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a medical call and it sometimes will depend, I’m not familiar with the circumstances that the Member has raised in the House here, but depending on the type of plane and who is on it and if it is of a special plane that has a team of specialists on board versus just a regular charter. So there’s a number of factors to consider, but it’s initially a medical call. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We do, in fact, have numbers. We have enough information that under the precautionary principle, we are compelled and I believe are compelled to act and err on the side of caution and conservation, which is what we are doing. In this process and time of transition of course, Mr. Speaker, we are going to recognize there may be some start-up glitches and an occasional case of mistaken identity. This is an issue of working with the users and the stakeholders to sustain the herds and to educate all the people involved on the new processes and we intend to approach it that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Framework for Action 2005-2008 Status Report to December 31, 2005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we can tell you how many tags are given to the outfitters, how many resident tags we issue, and in terms of the subsistence aboriginal harvest, we don’t have any clear numbers. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we’ll ensure that the meat does not go to waste and, as I indicated, the officers will be very sensitive to the fact that we’ve changed the rules of hunting game here and we will work with that perspective in mind. Thank you.

I thank the Member for his interest, but not at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That commitment was made to the leadership at lunch today. I’ve indicated here in this House on the record that that is the case and that particular commitment will as well be included in the letter that I will be signing off and giving to the chief and the Metis president for them to take back to the community tonight. Thank you.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. When you see the information, it might ring a bell because it was put in all our business plans through the years as we developed the work, but we'll get that information for committee. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can't add anything further at this point, but we'll get the information that committee requested.