moved for leave to introduce Bill C-496, An Act to promote the teaching of aboriginal history and culture in Canada's schools.
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Yukon for seconding this bill. If passed, the bill would ask that the federal government to work with the provinces, first nations and aboriginal leaders across the country to ensure that as much as possible our primary and secondary schools will include in their curriculum the teaching of aboriginal history and culture to promote understanding and better comprehension of the history and culture of our very important first nations and aboriginal peoples in this country.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)