I rise today on a point of privilege stemming from remarks made yesterday in the House by the member for Capilano-Howe Sound. The member's comments about aboriginal people have denigrated me, my work and my value to the House. As an aboriginal person, my character, my background, my credibility, my values, my motivations and my capabilities have been questioned.
Slurs, aspersions and racial stereotypes were tossed out yesterday with no regard for the injurious effects upon myself, the hon. member for Western Arctic and the hon. member for Churchill. I and they have been discredited and dishonoured because of our racial background.
As a consequence, the House has also been brought into disrepute. The member should have kept the people of Canada thinking that maybe he is merely ignorant of aboriginal issues, instead of proving it.