Madam Speaker, I would be happy to.
The Reform Party is always asking should parliament not be able to amend the treaty. This treaty was arrived at by three parties: the province of British Columbia, the Nisga'a themselves and parliament. Why should one group be able to override the wishes of the other two? That is no longer negotiations, that is dictating. Frankly, it would be fundamentally wrong for parliament to arbitrarily alter any clause of the agreement that was agreed to by the other party. I think that is an absolute non-starter.
The Reform Party is also concerned that this particular bill might create some kind of a precedent, that there will be other groups wanting the same deal. Nobody every meant the Nisga'a treaty to become—