Mr. Speaker, I am always interested in the member's comments. He is articulate and carries himself well. He did so out at the meeting. I do not think he asked a question.
I was asked to go as part of the committee. I was also asked to stay home because of a vote that was to take place in the House. I said at that time, and I will say it again, that given the chance to go to Ottawa or British Columbia, no matter how bad the weather is, one bad weather day in British Columbia is better than five good weather days in Ottawa. I was very anxious to go to British Columbia. I went there with no preconceived notion other than from the evidence that I had heard from the Nisga'a and the treaty process in Ottawa.
I felt we did not have to spend $500, as the member said, but $500,000 brought on by the Reform Party. I was glad to go. I love British Columbia. I will go back any time. I would go next weekend if I could get away and the Reform Party would pay for it, which it said it would. I went with an open mind. I heard all the evidence. I heard many things.
I wonder if the Reform Party would vote against the hate laws that it just voted against, knowing what it knows now. Would it vote in favour of the Nunavik Act, knowing what it knows now? Would it not look at a treaty negotiated in good faith by the Nisga'a and debated for the longest debate in the history of the B.C. legislature and think that sends a signal that the treaty is a good thing, that the treaty grants fee simple?
The member talks about the vast regions of B.C. and that someone from Ontario would not know about them. We are talking about 2,000 square acres. My area is 10,000 square acres. I think I have a decent sized riding to be able to speak on rural Canada. I could go on. I would like to ask more questions and receive some, but time does not permit.