I don't think the questions are supposed to be directed to me. I think this is our opportunity to ask you the questions. And my question is very simple and around respect for first nations' jurisdiction.
First nation women have treaty and aboriginal rights and those rights need to be respected. This government—your government—signed on to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and in that declaration there is a duty to consult. We find it egregious that that proper consultation hasn't taken place.
Let me move on to another topic, because I understand, Ms. Ambrose, that the issue of violence against women is something that you've expressed real interest in. My question, perhaps to both ministers, is that if your government is interested in violence against aboriginal women, why not listen to the families of missing and murdered aboriginal women and call a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women?