Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to the comments by the member for Winnipeg South Centre. It is really astounding what little respect she has for a member of the first nations community, the member for Winnipeg South, who is an expert in first nations both as a member of the community and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
I have two comments. First, the Kelowna accord was not an accord. It was a press release which was released in the dying days of a government that had been in existence for 13 years. That is the best the Liberals could do, a press release. There was no money set aside or anything. It was just a press release.
Second, the precursors for success fundamental to everyone are human rights. I would like to know why the Indian affairs critic for the opposition is preventing this government from allowing human rights and section 67 apply to first nations people as it applies to her and me. It is absolutely despicable that human rights for first nations peoples are being denied by the official opposition.