Mr. Speaker, Liberals it seems believe in nothing and therefore can stand for absolutely everything.
Let us take equality. Liberals say that everyone in Canada is equal. Their vision of equality however is summed up in George Orwell's novel Animal Farm where he wrote that all animals are created equal, only some are created more equal than others. This represents the Liberal vision for Canada.
Equality is linked with unity and I suggest that Liberals start thinking about the benefits of true equality.
Yesterday a majority of Canadian premiers added an official aboriginal position to the Calgary declaration on national unity.
Now if the Liberal government believes in equality and national unity, I invite it to take a stand here and ensure that grassroots aboriginals, not just the leadership, have a say in the Calgary declaration.
Mr. Speaker, I ask you: would not true equality be a tremendous unifying principle for such a great country?