Ever since we began to study Bill S-2 in committee, the members of the governing party on the committee have repeated a number of times that first nations have been consulted. They talk about a hundred or so consultations in 76 locations and about the $8 million that has been spent. That includes their last three attempts to get the bill passed. But your organization seems clear on the issue. You have shared several concerns during the consultation process and now, for the fourth time, the government is failing to respond to the requests of aboriginal women’s associations.
You also state that Quebec Native Women as an organization has participated in a number of parliamentary committees and that you have forwarded your comments on previous versions of the bill. You have also specifically asked for more consultations in communities, but your opinions seem to have fallen on deaf ears. What do you think about that and what should have been done?