I'm not insulted at all. I'm quite proud of my aboriginal family.
She may not know this, but my riding is 20% aboriginal, in which there are seven or eight bands and reserves. In fact, I am very proud to say that I've seen tremendous success in northern Alberta with the aboriginals that are tied in with revenue from the natural resource sector.
But I would advise her, just so she knows, that I have been called a “backwards apple” many times, and I think she can figure out what that means. I have a trapline up in northern Alberta and I'm very proud of my aboriginal family. I've seen many of them on the reserves and have seen this particular plight affect them. That's why I am here today, to fight for them, for the aboriginal people who can't fight for themselves.
But the Conservative government is here for the same thing. We're fighting for aboriginal women and children on reserve who don't have the rights that you have and that many other white people across this country have. It's not correct. It's not right, and it has to end.