Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Bill 3 be amended by adding the following after clause 98:
Mandatory Reporting Requirement
98.1 A person who harvests wildlife in the Northwest Territories shall report the wounding, killing or capture of big game or other prescribed wildlife when requested by the Minister or in accordance with the regulations.
Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate that this is a step in the right direction to actually getting Wildlife Management 101 the possibility of coming into action here. If we don’t know how many animals we’re taking, especially from a limited population, we can get into trouble and that’s exactly what we saw, of course, with our caribou situation today. It has a generational impact, I would say, on people’s culture.
I understand in the act that there are consequences for those without Aboriginal treaty rights if they fail to report their take. Now, it’s sad that this had to be put in regulations because those people have always had to report their take of wildlife and they have done so at an extremely high rate, without any clubs over the head. I think people, as I mentioned, are very connected to wildlife and want to do the responsible thing. I would say that’s true of all people.
I guess my comment is, if there’s a consequence for one group of people and we are talking about this applying to all groups of people that the Minister requires it of, what are the consequences for all people if they do not conform, since we have consequences stipulated in the act for some? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. To the motion. Minister Miltenberger. [microphone turned off] …anyone speaking to the motion except yourself. To the motion.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Once again it’s the issue of putting any restrictions on a right. There is an interest of the Aboriginal governments to work out, through regulations, the mandatory reporting, because we all agree, you can’t manage what you can’t count. So the intent is to do that.
In terms of consequences, there can be penalties, which will be sorted out in regulation, but we can’t deny a licence. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. To the motion.
Question.
Question is being called.
---Carried
Clause 98 as amended.
---Clause 98 as amended approved
Clauses 99 to 120.
---Clause 99 to 120 inclusive approved
Thank you. Clauses 121 to 141.
---Clause 121 to 141 inclusive approved
Thank you. Clauses 142 to 167.
---Clause 142 to 167 inclusive approved
Clause 168. Mr. Hawkins.
