Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with the parliamentary secretary that we do come at things from a different perspective.
I recognize that democracy as I understand it is embraced in Hong Kong, England, Australia and Austria. Democracy is a set of values where individual rights have a special place by comparison to collective rights. The kind of thing the parliamentary secretary is talking about in terms of aboriginal issues has to do with collective rights. It is an interface of these two things.
I suggest that the Sechelt is not a perfect model by a long shot but at least it is something that we can look at as a model to have as a successful interface.
It is my objective to see that we end up with a permanent solution rather than one that is going to be a constant open wound.
I did a thorough survey in my constituency. I can tell the parliamentary secretary that 71% of the people do not want me to vote in favour of the agreement; 79% believe that they have not been properly informed about the agreement; and 92% do not believe it is fair to the rest of Canadians.
My real deep concern is that as the agreement was rammed through the legislature in Victoria, it will undoubtedly be rammed through this parliament. The agreement will be forced down the throats of people who do not want it, do not accept it and will not work with it. We do not have a solution.
This agreement is nothing more than something that the bureaucrats, the political elite of the Nisga'a as well as the political elite in this place have said is the way to solve it. There is no solution as long as there is no broad popular support. There is no broad popular support for this agreement in British Columbia.