Mr. Speaker, my question is also for the minister of Indian affairs.
Yesterday, in response to a question, the Indian affairs minister claimed, and I quote "As the Prime Minister said when he had this job, we made a lot of mistakes on their behalf through the Indian agents. It is time for them to make a few mistakes on their own". The federal government is slow in admitting its mistakes relating to the abuse of aboriginal children in residential schools.
As many native bands are asking, does the federal government intend to admit its responsibility in this shameful history of abuse, and to make official apologies to the victims in the aboriginal communities?