Mr. Speaker, I have every confidence that First Nations communities across this country have the capacity and the ability to govern themselves.
This side of the House believes fully in the inherent right to self-government. We are committed to working with those communities to build on what already seem to be effective practices of management, effective services.
We are starting to see increasing and modernizing democratic processes in all the 633 First Nations across this country. Our job is to encourage that and work together to strengthen it.