Mr. Speaker, the government has massive governance difficulties. It has a tendency toward secrecy. It has a centralized power structure. It has questionable accountability practices. It has an enthusiasm for rewarding friends.
Today Canadians will be subjected to the humourous spectacle of the government telling aboriginal leaders how they should govern.
We acknowledge that there are challenges for first nations governments, and so do first nations leaders, but this government has failed for a decade to get its own house in order.
I ask the government: Is this not a great example of “Do as I say, not as I do?”