I think we need allies and champions, Mr. Drouin.
When I became the member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre in 2015, I reached out to the indigenous caucus because I wanted to be an ally and become a champion for indigenous people.
In Edmonton, there's a very large presence of first nations, Métis and Inuit people. Since I was their representative in Parliament and one of the four MPs from Alberta at the time, I felt it was very important for them to be represented in a caucus as important as the indigenous caucus. It was in that spirit that I reached out to members of the indigenous caucus. I wanted their support and permission to sit as an ally in that caucus. That's what I did during my tenure.