Mr. Speaker, I want to give the member a chance to talk more about what is not in the budget for aboriginal people, but before I do, I have to make a comment. He suggested that previous governments could not get the formula the way it is now, but it was the Liberal government that put forward the O'Brien commission that came up with these recommendations, and we are glad the government followed that.
As the member said, the government said it is spending $10 billion on aboriginal people, $1 billion more than before, but it is only a small amount for housing, market housing, Atlantic fisheries, some labour force, and the aboriginal justice strategy, which it should never have cancelled in the first place. On top of that, it cancelled the aboriginal procurement program, the Indian and Inuit non-smoking strategy and the Kelowna accord. It took a lot of money out of the aboriginal language program, from literacy, from the Status of Women, which first nations women used, and the Law Commission of Canada and the court challenges program, which witnesses in committee told us first nations people used.
We would have added the Kelowna accord and $2 million for residential schools. Thank goodness the Conservatives are following up on our agreement.
I would like the member to comment on the statement by the government that it is spending $10 billion, which is more than ever, on aboriginal people.