Mr. Speaker, this member has 23 First Nations in his riding. Maybe for once he will stand and defend one of them.
This member will talk about those bands that have troubles. Sure those bands have troubles. However, over 80 per cent of the 600 bands in this country are managing their affairs. For the 152 that require help, we are giving them help. Eight-five per cent as of January have remedial action plans in place which means they, like us, are cutting staff. They are deferring housing. They are cutting much of their infrastructure and they are dropping programs. That is the reality.