I am sensitive to the heartfelt outcry from local communities, the forest industry and unionized workers, as well as to the fact we had to come to a decree to preserve a threatened species. If the boreal caribou disappears, we won’t be able to bring it back. We are not in Jurassic Park.
What consultations did you hold with indigenous communities? For them, the caribou is an important symbol, as well as a significant part of their identity and way of life.