Mr. Speaker, I will quote to the House from Dr. Joe Gosnell, the president of the Nisga'a people. He said, “We are not prepared to be marginalized by any political party in the country. We want to be a part of this great country of ours, to take part politically, socially, economically. That's the basis of the treaty”.
The Nisga'a are Canadians and the charter applies to all Canadians.