That member should be ashamed for not understanding that indigenous businesses have had a hard time competing for procurement with the Government of Canada. The work we're doing to ensure that indigenous businesses have an opportunity to benefit from the spend of Canada, I would say that it's the kind of activity that would be at risk under any Conservative government and we would see cuts to any kind of approach. In fact, I would imagine that member would call it too woke.
On October 28th, 2024. See this statement in context.