With regard to Inuit sled dogs, for the current Nunavik territory and for the period from 1950 to 1969, did the government, through one of its departments or agencies (i) order the killing of the dogs, (ii) adopt a policy supporting it, (iii) promote it directly or indirectly, and if so: ( a ) what were the reasons, and what was the nature of the problem the government was seeking to resolve; ( b ) was any consideration given to other actions or approaches for resolving that problem; ( c ) how was it decided that the killing of the dogs was the most appropriate action to be pursued in relation to the said problem; ( d ) how many dogs were killed as a result of government decisions, policies or actions; ( e ) were the Inuit consulted on the killing of the dogs, and if so, how and to what extent; ( f ) were any Inuit directly compensated for the loss of their dogs, and if so, how and in what amount or by what means; and ( g ) were any remedial measures taken to help offset effects on Inuit resulting from the killing of the dogs, and if so, what was the nature of these remedial measures?
In the House of Commons on June 6th, 2002. See this statement in context.