Mr. Speaker, a striking contrast: the Kelowna accord versus budget 2007; working cooperatively versus confrontation; and eliminating the prosperity gap versus perpetuating the cycle of poverty.
The Conservatives call their budget document “Aspire”. They should have called it “Betrayal”. The minister once called aboriginal poverty the most pressing social issue that we face as a nation.
How can he be anything other than ashamed over his government's inaction plan to combat aboriginal poverty?