Natural Resources committee  If you want to look at the Yukon for grizzly bears, our population of grizzly bears is one of the highest it's ever been. Our caribou herds have rebounded tremendously. There's a restriction on hunting by all Canadians, first nations and everything. We probably have just a fund

Natural Resources committee  I believe the Yukon currently has a very good balance for the amount of area set aside for parks. I believe we have an extremely good conservation program with respect to our wild game. I believe we have achieved that balance.

Natural Resources committee  If you want to look at the number of projects that are under way just in close proximity to my community, there are a lot of the major mining companies. We've experienced a new gold rush. Probably the biggest and most renowned is Kinross. They're out there now doing their due dil

Natural Resources committee  Yukon has a very, very active exploration program for oil and gas on the Eagle Plains north of my community of Dawson. It's just off the Dempster Highway. I believe the drilling will take place this fall and winter. They're looking for natural gas. In the Kotaneelee in southeast

Natural Resources committee  The short answer is yes. It was my privilege, sir, to sit on the board of directors of Northern Canada Power Commission for a number of years back in the 1970s, representing Yukon. So the power situation north of 60 is something I'm reasonably familiar with. That said, to contai

Natural Resources committee  I would see that as something that's going to have to be decided, given the order of magnitude of the dollars that are going to be involved in the very near future in major hydro projects and major energy-related projects. Nunavut has a very serious problem supplying energy, and

Natural Resources committee  It is a very good one, sir. Our first nations, the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, are well involved in the community. Of the 22 self-governing first nations in Canada, 11 of them are in the Yukon. Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in has set up a number of different companies. One is a fuel distributor, one i

Natural Resources committee  I never have.

Natural Resources committee  They should have parameters around how that money flows into Canada and how it's dealt with and used within Canada. The point of origin of that money and its intended purpose should be duly recognized. Guidelines might be put around the type of money flowing into Canada, yes.

Natural Resources committee  No, sir.

Natural Resources committee  That's correct.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. There are regional boards in all of the major communities. There are basically three and sometimes four. Dawson has a regional office for YESAB, and their recommendations go forward to the main office in Whitehorse.

Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  Actually, our demand for electrical energy is ever increasing because of the high cost of fossil fuels, and more and more are converting to electric heat, which is hydro-generated. So all of our new condos and residences, primarily in Whitehorse, are electrically heated. Even in

Natural Resources committee  I'm not aware of the results of the follow-up.