Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. Obviously, I've drunk, swished and swallowed the kool-aid about the co-op model, because I believe firmly that small isolated communities, which many would consider a captive market, are the types of communities that, if they're best served by a monop

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to comment briefly on this. It's really twofold. Mr. Thorhaug mentioned some of the obstacles to hunting today and the need to have an income to, in essence, subsidize hunting. One of the obstacles to hunting that many of us are hearing about i

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll attempt to answer the question, given that it's somewhat hypothetical. At the heart of it, really, I think what we're actually talking about is boosting incomes. If we use Iqaluit as an example, where the NNC level one rate is $3.45 a kilogram and a four-litre of milk is fo

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. I wouldn't look at it so much in terms of ramping up production. I look at it more from the perspective of the size of the community. The reality is.... In my past I worked for a large retail chain that wouldn't even look at a market unless

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I offer a sincere good morning or good afternoon to you, honourable members of the committee, and to Canada C3 alumni, wherever you may find yourselves this morning. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to participate and share a perspective on