Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister is not answering the question about the referendum. Support for the Nisga'a deal hardly extends beyond the Liberal caucus room door. Both current and former B.C. Liberal leaders have slammed it.
Gordon Campbell called the deal an unacceptable slight to Canadians. Gordon Gibson said “Say no to a separate government structure for Indians”. But these Ottawa Liberals want to ram this deal through British Columbia.
Why will the Indian affairs minister not just admit that he is afraid of holding a referendum because he knows it will fail?