That's why, when Mr. Bagnell and I spoke.... That's why I'm specifically saying that it's a friendly amendment. We mention in the body of the bill itself that first nations people were the beginners. Since time immemorial they were the people who hunted and fished and trapped, not only as part of their ability to just exist--and I know that you know first nations traditions--but as part of a deep religious connection with the land and the animals they hunt and fish. They actually respect the animals.
Yes, I'm very much aware, from when we worked along the James Bay and Hudson Bay coasts with the North East Patrol, that being able to hunt moose and especially geese, which form a great part of this, and to catch and smoke sturgeon are tremendous parts of their ability just to get through the winter months.