Okay. Maybe we need to follow up and see how much money the Liberal Party raised off the false claim that there were nine indigenous MPs elected in their caucus in 2015.
Mr. Boissonnault, you have said repeatedly that you've never claimed indigenous status. It should be obvious to everyone that it is an intentional formulation when you say you've never claimed indigenous status, because that is not the same thing as saying you've never claimed to be indigenous.
A person might claim to be indigenous without claiming indigenous status, so let's get around the lawyerly formulation here and ask you the core question: Have you ever claimed to be indigenous?