Mr. Speaker, the member has paid a lot of attention in the past to issues facing first nations, Métis and Inuit.
The recent report that came out on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women noted, with regret, that aboriginal women in Canada continued to live in impoverished conditions, which include high rates of poverty, poor health, inadequate housing, lack of access to clean water, low school completion rates and high rates of violence.
The throne speech contained a couple of short lines about only first nations, but excluded Métis and Inuit.
Could the member comment on what he sees as a priority that should have been included in the throne speech to deal with first nations, Métis and Inuit and their desperate economic conditions?