Mr. Speaker, the member opposite speaks to important reforms that need to happen in first nations communities across the country.
I wonder though why he sits in that party. That party has set aside so many initiatives and has voted against so many initiatives that would actually improve the system which unfortunately shackles, as he has said, first nations people on reserve.
Even today we are supposed to be debating extending matrimonial real property rights to first nations women, but his party brought forward a concurrence motion which actually delays that debate. It does not make any sense why someone who would want to extend benefits to first nations women on reserve would stand in the way of matrimonial real property. That is very difficult for me to understand.
Our government has taken a number of initiatives and will continue to, including today hopefully, once the Liberals get out of our way.