Mr. Speaker, I absolutely deny what the hon. member is saying. They just do not get it.
The chief also said: “We were here before the white man came. The sharing is going to have to continue, but we are going to have a more focused working relationship”.
The people of British Columbia know that this can work. Nine out of ten support settling land claims with compensation. Seventy-two per cent say it will not harm the economy, in fact it will improve it.
The people of British Columbia appreciate the approach we are taking. They know this is the right track and it has been proven in other parts of the country—