Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I was born and raised in Manitoba and lived there for most of my live, but fortunately or unfortunately not in the city of Winnipeg.
There is a serious problem in Manitoba as the member pointed out with respect to aboriginals in Winnipeg. To answer the question simply, I have been trying to get to the Department of Indian and Northern Affair. I have been stonewalled on a number of occasions in trying to deal with some aboriginal issues in my own constituency. The understanding in the federal government is somewhat lax or missing. It does not necessarily want to deal with the issues that should be dealt with.
We talk about deficits and we talk about spending. The one good thing that happened in the budget was that there was nothing reflected there to help professional sports teams.