Mr. Speaker, the first nations governance act is of great importance to all people in Canada, but it is not the only thing that is on the minds of Canadians and aboriginal people in the country. The government has committed over $2.2 billion additional dollars in this year's budget to deal with a whole range of issues, including clean drinking water, waste water systems, further education and health care for Inuit and first nations people. There is a whole range of initiatives as well as other legislation, the statistical and financial institutions act and the independent claims commission act.
The first nations governance act is only one piece in a whole comprehensive list of initiatives that the government is working on with aboriginal people to accomplish.