Madam Speaker, I listened to the parliamentary secretary and I have many questions.
Canadians really do believe in self-government for aboriginals. Our party actually had policy pointing to self-government. We agree that this is a step in the right direction.
However, can the parliamentary secretary give us something with which to compare self-government? Would it be like a municipal or a provincial government? Will we have a government that is equal to our Canadian government, if they have to deal with international agreements? I would like to hear, first of all, an explanation of what level of government.
In our province right now our aboriginal people will be looking at the agreement and thinking that they too should be looking at an agreement like that because they want an MRI on their reserve. However, an MRI is not allowed because it would violate the Canada Health Act. How will our aboriginal people handle situations like that when it comes to things that violate the Canada Health Act or other acts? I would like to hear from the parliamentary secretary.