Mr. Speaker, we talk about listening to each other's speeches and I certainly hope that my speech was also listened to because there is no place that I would ever say that aboriginal self-government should not come about. I do not think that anybody can show me any place in Reform Party policy where it says we are against aboriginal self-government.
I would certainly not like to see condemnation by association or whatever, which the member for Winnipeg Centre is somehow trying to place on my shoulders. I think I have spoken quite clearly about what my beliefs and stand are and what I believe the beliefs and stand of the Reform Party are. My 59 colleagues as far as I know believe exactly along the lines and in the same general principles. The other groups or whatever the member for Winnipeg Centre is talking about, I do not know if they have been authorized by the Reform Party to speak like that. I would very much doubt that. In fact I know it is not true.
People in the House have made some pretty wild promises over the years. I think back to some members who are currently sitting who talked about how they would get rid of the GST and all this. I would simply say that our politicians do need to have accountability imposed on them and I think the aboriginal leaders are no different.