Mr. Speaker, this document from Indian affairs shows over $32 million has been handed over to 10 Indian groups to negotiate self-government. To quote from the document: "Central agencies are concerned about cost and dispersal of effort on aboriginal files. DFO and health want action on treaties to support operational policies".
Will the minister of Indian affairs confirm the tremendous significance of this statement that not only does he not know what he is doing or what in the world his policy is, but he is also dragging down and impeding the initiatives of other government departments which are pressuring him to get on with solving his problems?