Mr. Speaker, my question is with respect to trust and good faith negotiations. First nations that I represent in my riding have a long and proud history of having negotiations and treaties between nations and attempting treaties with the federal Government of Canada, and the Queen prior to that. Time and time again those negotiations have broken down and treaties have been broken. I am wondering what aboriginal leaders must be thinking of the current incarnation of the Queen, the current federal government, and what faith they might have or not have in the current decisions to tear up yet another negotiated treaty.
In the House of Commons on June 19th, 2006. See this statement in context.