Mr. Speaker, what was proposed at the Quebec conference of ministers and aboriginal leaders by the federal government is that we would have a broad consultation process. This is the $5 million alluded to by my friend.
Sixty-nine submissions were received by aboriginal people. I have met with about half of the provinces. I am trying to gain a consensus that there is a good starting document there and not a document that will be repudiated from day one and wind up on someone's shelf to be forgotten.
I am not looking for 100 per cent but certainly for some form of consensus. If I do not get it I will come forward with the policy as we proposed in our red book.