Fisheries committee  I want to say something not so much in answer to your question but as a clarification of Mr. Lunney's comments. We can only dream of the day when we can fly 25 people down here for this meeting. These students actually go to school in Ottawa. I didn't want you to think we have

Fisheries committee  Thank you.

Fisheries committee  My own budget to work on species at risk is $190,000 over two years, which, may I add, hasn't been received yet. We submitted our proposal several months ago, and we're nearing the end of the fiscal year and we haven't seen a dollar. That is the only funding I or my mentor receiv

Fisheries committee  Yes. Well, I didn't have to fly here, thank God.

Fisheries committee  That was about 10 years ago. It was in a class very much like this. It was the same program. It was 1996. They did display some crafts, but the primary reason they went there was to discuss the sealing issue. The crafts--they were able to show off their clothing, but they wante

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Stoffer, within our organization at least, and I'm pretty sure this pertains to our regional colleagues as well, there is a willingness and a want to work with DFO. Unfortunately, one of the problems we have is capacity. At ITK, within our environment d

Fisheries committee  I just wanted to add something briefly. The Nunavut Sivuniksavut training program has been going on for more than 20 years here in Ottawa. In 1996, I believe, the students actually travelled to Europe to showcase some sealskin products and to discuss the sealing issue with Europe

Fisheries committee  I will point out that in Mr. Ningeocheak's presentation he did address this. He said with how much climate change is affecting the north...he did notice that the seal populations are adapting as well. He did mention that he is seeing seal populations in different areas. Nobody

Fisheries committee  I'll speak to this briefly, and then I'd like to hand it over to my colleagues. In the 1983 sealskin ban that Europe implemented, there was an exemption. There was an exemption that said that Inuit products that were traditionally harvested were exempted and would be allowed to b

Fisheries committee  This was not an exemption. What I was referring to was a recognition by the IUCN that species that have sustainable, abundant populations should not be regulated or restricted in trade, because they are abundant. As long as there is management in place, the IUCN, in the specific

Fisheries committee  I couldn't tell you. They are IUCN members, and I believe this was a unanimous decision, but I cannot be certain. I can check on that and give you a written answer.

Fisheries committee  I wouldn't assume it's imported, because Alaska is—

Fisheries committee  I wouldn't know.

Fisheries committee  I can only assume there is. As ITK, we deal solely with national issues.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Greetings to all members of the committee. I would like to thank the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for providing Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami the opportunity to speak here today on the issue of sealing. My name is Robin Anawak, and I work at ITK in