Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Bruinooge had some of my lines there, but one of the things that I would like to make clear is that I haven't heard anybody here disagreeing with objectives of the Kelowna agreement. Indeed, I've sat down with many of the First Nations leaders in my riding and discussed the objectives with them, and they're in agreement with the way the Conservative government is proceeding with this.
What Mr. Bruinooge is suggesting here is simply that the committee take the time to study this further, talk to some witnesses. One of the criticisms I've heard from people in my riding is that in some areas the Kelowna agreement doesn't go far enough in addressing the concerns of some First Nations groups. So that's one of the things I would like some responses to.
Thank you.