Mr. Speaker, a group of aboriginal constituents met with the justice minister on the weekend about the issue of compensation for residential schools.
In a letter to me they expressed their shock that the minister said she is not willing to pursue the issue of compensation to victims because aboriginals already compensated have not spent the money properly.
Is she honestly saying that aboriginals are not to be trusted to spend their money properly? Is the minister going to apologize for these comments, or is she going to stand by them?