Fisheries committee  First, Mr. Chairperson, I would like to thank you for the time you've taken to listen to our presentation today. When we talk about sealing, that is just one component we deal with on a full-time basis, implementing the Nunavut land claims agreement. If you look at the Nunavut l

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. I'd like to respond to Mr. Manning's question. When you referred to the trip that was made 10 years ago to Europe, yes, a trip did take place 10 years ago. I remember it. The Nunavut Sivuniksavut students reported to NTI later on what they had discu

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. I'd like to direct that question to our director of wildlife. As an elected representative, I deal with policy, but Mr. Nirlungayuq will be dealing with this, as he works directly with the issue. Thank you.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. I agree with what Mr. Stoffer said earlier. We need to work together with our government to get results. We have worked with a Conservative government in the past. In 1993, the Nunavut land claims agreement was given approval by the Government of Ca

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chairperson, thank you. You said earlier that we have to be involved with lobbying in the European countries. I agree. But I also agree that our government has a responsibility to represent us, and because they are the link to the other European countries, they know what is

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much. I understand exactly what you are saying and I can relate to your being emotional about the issue. When we had an opportunity and found out that we could be represented by your chairperson on sealing issues, I wrote to him, strongly wording it that as our C

Fisheries committee  Mr. Chairperson, I have lived with seals all my life. My grandfather taught me to be a seal hunter. They were our teachers before the white man arrived in our country. There is a constant movement of seals--we know that--because they're looking for feeding grounds. We know that c

Fisheries committee  I will let the director of harvesting wildlife respond to that, but personally, I would like to respond to it before he does. Numbers mean a great deal to the other cultures. On the question of where the numbers are extracted from, I will let Mr. Nirlungayuq speak to that.

Fisheries committee  When I talk about the arctic climate and how it's changing, I also need to mention that the Nunavut area, or the north, the Arctic, is a very vast and immense geographical area. Traditionally, it has always been that it becomes ice-free in Rankin Inlet, in Hudson's Bay, two weeks

Fisheries committee  Thank you very much for inviting us here, for recognizing my letter and bringing us here. I really appreciate that. First of all, I'd like to welcome the Inuit Sivuniksavut students who are all here. They have been our big supporters when we're dealing with the seal issues. A lo

Fisheries committee  So I will be happy if you could let me finish what I have to present. Just to add to Robin's presentation, for thousands of years, Inuit and seals have had a special relationship. Seals feed Inuit and help keep our dogs alive. We use their skins as clothing. I myself am 65 year