Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his edifying remarks on this bill and the creation of this national park.
I believe I said in my speech that the bill of course contains provision for protection of the park's ecosystem. Accordingly, I think my colleague would agree that, in protecting the unique ecosystem of the Tuktut Nogait park, we will be able to turn the park into a tourist site unique in North America.
I indicated that the only similar or comparable site is to be found in the northern Yukon. In addition to the tourist activities that should not only continue but increase and involve the native populations of the territory, I also referred in my speech to the fact that we should involve local populations in the region's commercial and economic development.
I do not think that the bill excludes the possibility of economic and commercial development of the territory, far from it. It simply aims to provide a framework for protecting the ecosystem and the cultures and values of the Inuvialuit that live there. It also makes provision for economic and commercial development, outside of this protective framework.