Mr. Speaker, this assertion on the position of the federal government is so patently incorrect that I am almost encouraged to call it false. But I would not do that because it might get me thrown out of the House.
A year ago January the province of Saskatchewan, the Government of Canada and the FSIN sat down to try co-management in Saskatchewan. At the invitation of the province of Saskatchewan we funded nine areas where we could possibly do co-management, co-jurisdiction in Saskatchewan. We put a draft proposal on the table, the FSIN put a draft proposal on the table, and we are still waiting for the province of Saskatchewan to put a draft proposal on the table.
I have met at least twice with the minister from Saskatchewan in the last two or three weeks, and on Thursday I met with the premier of Saskatchewan. We may be of different parties, but we share the same feeling on the aspirations of aboriginal people.