Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to the Bloc.
I appreciate hearing the witnesses today. There's some amazing stuff going on. I know all of the Saskatchewan caucus raves about what you are doing on your land and the opportunities you're providing, not only for your people but for people living off reserve as well. It's truly amazing, and it's a model, I think, that can be used and replicated.
Where I want to focus my attention is on some of the comments we have been hearing in committee from the other side.
Probably to you, Mr. Miller, if I could, Minister, we're being told here today.... We understand how important this legislation is and we support it, but this legislation, like the Métis legislation, comes down in the dying days of Parliament. You promised the Métis legislation on April 28. Now we're getting it in the last week of Parliament.
We're dealing with this piece of legislation, which is extremely important, in the dying days of Parliament. Why?