Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the erudite and learned manner in which he exposed what happened in Nunavut, in the establishment of Nunavut, and with the legislation that came from the south. He exposed some of the errors and shortsighted thinking that went into the initial legislation and recognized the contribution of these people.
I pay tribute to my colleague from Yukon who compassionately indicated how necessary it was to provide justice for the people of that part of Canada. My hon. colleague said that we all want justice, and I think we all want it.
Would my colleague subscribe to the notion that if there is to be justice it should be equal justice for all people in Canada? One element of an equal justice system is a system that is more or less parallel. We have a situation where apparently justice is the issue. Equality of citizens before and under the law is another issue and the object of a thorough and fair justice system.
How will there be equality of justice in establishing a totally different kind of conceptually directed justice system in one part of Canada, in this case in Nunavut, as compared to the other provinces? Why should there be a separate system in this part of Canada?