Yukon Quartz Mining Act  Perhaps we should know more about this territory, which seems so far away. The name Yukon was used for the first time in 1846 by a Hudson's Bay Company trader, John Bell, from the Indian word Yuchoo which means ``the biggest river''. The Yukon river is the fifth longest river in North America. The first European visitors in modern times were Russian explorers, who sailed up and down the coast in the 18th century and traded with the Indians.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Could the minister update the House on the status of the Lubicon land claim in Alberta?

Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, aside from creating work for the RCMP, the HRD department is certainly creating a lot of work for former Liberal staffers. In the Indian affairs minister's riding, his former senior aide Victoria Scherban, has made a business out of acquiring grants and loans for herself and other local businesses.

Excise Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am always amazed as I watch the government when it gets itself into a sticky political situation. To find its way out, it creates a scenario and then all members can unabashedly go out with a straight face and sell that story line. What we have with this legislation is reflective of a very worrisome trend that we are seeing in legislation coming forward from this administration.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I observed the last two weeks of debate on the Nisga'a Treaty in the B.C. legislature. What I saw was not encouraging. The legislature was presented with a done deal by ministers who themselves had little understanding of the implications of the treaty and who were intolerant of legitimate concerns raised by the Liberal opposition.

Aboriginal Affairs  Women who have testified against him are threatened, intimidated and denied band funds. The band members have petitioned Indian affairs to remove the convicted sex offender. They fear for themselves, their families and their children. So far as we know the minister has done nothing. What has she done? When will she act?

Questions On The Order Paper  With regard to Indians making purchases on reserve or having purchases delivered to the reserve, what was the amount of GST exemption for eligible Indians for the fiscal years 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94?

Questions On The Order Paper  With regard to Indians making purchases off reserve at designated remote stores, ( a ) what was the amount of GST exemption for eligible Indians for the fiscal years 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94, and ( b ) what are the designated remote stores off reserve by province?

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. The minister has a responsibility to disclose his views on the Nisga'a treaty, yet he sat here during three days of questions and did not answer any of them. This treaty creates a new Nisga'a state in the heart of British Columbia.

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the deal is signed but I want to tell the House what the problem is. The department of Indian affairs and the department of fisheries cannot agree on what the treaty means for fish. Why did this government sign a deal when it did not know what it meant? Why is it prepared to ram it through parliament without knowing what it means?

Questions On The Order Paper  With regards to the works of native art purchased by the department of Indian and northern affairs over the last 10 fiscal years: ( a ) what was the total amount spent on those purchases; ( b ) in what locations are those works of art displayed and ( c ) how many works of arts are displayed at each location?

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The issue of housing and homelessness has been a very important topic of discussion, especially this week. Our aboriginal peoples are in dire need of adequate, affordable and safe housing.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in this debate. It really is not a prebudget 1999 debate. It really is a prebudget year 2000 debate. I think we all know that the budget for this year is pretty well carved in stone, as it were. We really should be directing the government toward what the government should be doing in its budget for the year 2000.

Marine Conservation Areas Act  Out of respect for the Ditidaht Band, the Van Egmonds have left their property and have been attempting to resolve the issue with the heritage minister. The situation is so serious that the Ditidaht Band has since written the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the Minister of Canadian Heritage stating that they will not continue in their land claim negotiations until Heritage Canada resolves the issue with the Van Egmonds.

Supply  Madam Speaker, I am going to address all my remarks in this debate to the proposition in the motion that the government should have known that this decision with respect to the Marshall case would be coming down. The Marshall case, as members will recall, was the decision of the supremem court, a majority decision whereby aboriginals were given the right to fish commercially, rights that transcend the laws that may apply to non-aboriginals, the laws of the land.