Thanks, Mr. Chair.
It's hard not to get frustrated in these discussions: “Yes, no. We care about you, but we don't.” That is what we hear. I think the Liberals campaigned on “nothing about us, without us”, and yet they're saying “We think you're doing a great job, but we're not actually going to do anything about it.”
As Conservatives, I think what's also frustrating is that we supported this amendment. Obviously we believe that indigenous people should absolutely have the choice to decide what happens with their children—they should be consulted—just as we feel that every parent should have the choice to choose what is best for their children. That is what we fought tirelessly for—