Mr. Speaker, the government's lobbying efforts were shameful.
Once again the government has passed up an opportunity to show a gesture of good faith to Canada's aboriginal peoples. The government's pattern is indeed shameful: Kelowna accord, gone; aboriginal stop-smoking programs, gone; aboriginal literacy programs, gone; and aboriginal language funding, gone.
Why will the minority Conservative government not listen to the call of the majority opposition and stand up for the rights of indigenous peoples around the world?