Mr. Speaker, assigning democratic rights according to race is offensive. The government is attacking the very foundation of our country. Equality of opportunity is at the core of what it is to be Canadian.
The government has quashed the principle of equality with the Nisga'a treaty. No longer will hard work be the determining factor of whether or not one can make a living in forestry, fishing or mining. Now success will be based on race.
Why is the government promoting a treaty that abolishes equality of opportunity?