Madam Speaker, I have one question for the Reform Party. If they are such believers in the rule of law and in the authority of the Supreme Court of Canada, then they have to accept all decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada and not choose between what things they like and what things they do not like.
The Supreme Court has said the constitution is legal and aboriginal rights are provided for in the constitution. This Nisga'a treaty is based on aboriginal rights that the courts continue to say that we have to negotiate what these aboriginal rights are. This is what this Nisga'a treaty is all about.
Does the Reform Party not know that there has already been a constitutional challenge in the B.C. court and the court has said that it would be more appropriate for the courts to consider questions related to the constitutionality of the treaty when the full legislative record is available to the courts for consideration.
Why do members of the Reform Party want to now, before passing legislation recognizing the treaty, refer it to the law courts? If they believe in the rule of law, and if our constitution gives aboriginal rights to natives, why would they say that those are not the rights they want? They do not want to give them any rights. They just want to abolish the Indian Act and treat everybody the same, denying aboriginals their legal rights? They are not such a big defender of rights for all as far as I can see.