Mr. Speaker, let us see if we can clarify things a little more.
There was an article written in the Winnipeg Sun that talked about letters received by my department. I want to clarify to the House that the letter that was referred to was written in 1995 and that, indeed, it did find its way to the band council. But we have subsequently introduced a whole new regime of controls and management for confidentiality.
Now opposition members are getting confused. They do not really understand that all departments of the federal government have a role and a relationship with First Nations.