Mr. Speaker, in this Parliament the Bloc Quebecois has supported every major government aboriginal initiative outside Quebec.
If the Nisga'a deal was in Quebec rather than in British Columbia, the Bloc would not support it because of the precedent established by the transfer of ownership of public roads to the Nisga'a. The memories of disputes over ownership of roads at Oka, the Mercier bridge and Akwesasne are too fresh.
Why is the minister promoting a deal in British Columbia that he would not dare promote in Quebec?