Mr. Speaker, it is too bad members of the Liberal Party will not congratulate the taxpayers of Canada for paying the highest taxes in the land or in the world, practically, in order to make this work. They do not want to give credit where credit is due.
Coming from Manitoba and as one of the Indian Affairs critics I spend a lot of time in the city of Winnipeg where I have witnesses many tragedies regarding people from the native communities who are on the streets. Mike Calder is one of the directors of an organization which I think is called St. Norbert. He came to the government at least five times with proposals to the health care minister and to the justice minister to help to alleviate the problems which exist in Winnipeg with the natives who are on the streets. There has been no response during my tenure in this portfolio from the government whatsoever to assist the city of Winnipeg with that issue.
I am sure the member has been to that area and is familiar with what is going on. Since 1993 has the government ever shown any initiative whatsoever to alleviate the serious problems that exist with natives on the streets of Winnipeg?