Mr. Speaker, 75 residents of the Musqueam reserve in Vancouver are facing financial ruin. Their life savings are going up in smoke. Many are retirees, in poor health, living on fixed incomes. They have asked the minister of Indian affairs to intervene on their behalf and to help them, and she has refused all requests to meet with them, saying that her obligation is to the band only.
If the minister of Indian affairs will not intervene to help these people, who over on that side will? Who has responsibility over on that side for the Musqueam residents?