Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate that answer. It does help when we are presenting things there. I guess the next question in regard to this is the hunting on the corridor. I found it very interesting, as I had the opportunity to travel with the Minister and his staff, some of the things that we actually don't do or allow people to do, like hunting with lights and stuff like that.

Has the Minister and the department looked at potentially addressing this issue in the upcoming year? It seems to be not really hunting, I guess, you would call it. There have been some concerns, and I think...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd just like to follow up with the Minister. In her last answer, she said that these athletes actually did the transportation to go to Yellowknife, and if they had stayed in Fort Simpson, they would have been able to catch the charter. Can the Minister please elaborate and explain to us what she meant by that answer? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that. I know we are going through a study right now about moose and that. Has the department looked at potential further studies this fiscal year coming up on the moose, or is it just being implemented this year and that's it? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going further down, where it says “finance and administration,” we see an increase of about $142,000. Can the Minister expand on why we see an increase in this area? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thought this was going to be a short Q&A here, but it got a little bit longer. I appreciate the Minister providing that opportunity, and I will pass that on to the leadership in Fort Liard, that they can reach out to the regional staff there to see what can be done. So I thank the Minister for that. I understand the challenges that we see, but, again, that community needs to find work and they're trying to get this done, so I greatly appreciate it. It's just more of a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Further on to the directorate, we see a reduction of about $55,000. Can the Minister expand on this reduction? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This could probably be a short one here. In regards to the Oil & Gas Symposium in Calgary, I realize the Minister is not going and staff are, have they reached out to some of the Aboriginal communities and invited them to go to that conference? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am on page 211. I noticed that corporate costs from the previous budget have gone down. Can the Minister explain where these changes come from? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In Growing Forward, there's $488,000 on page 216. When we talk about the Economic Diversification, a portion of that money was earmarked for that. Where is the difference in that money? Is it a federal program that this money is coming from, or is this an internal transfer? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Minister for that answer. I guess my next question is: how would the greenhouse-gas-savings calculations change if pellets burned were made from green lumber?