Mr. Speaker, when it comes to first nations, the Conservative government gives with one hand and takes with the other.
Every year infrastructure money is moved to pay for emergencies or underfunded social programs. In the estimates tabled yesterday, the minister is moving thousands of dollars from infrastructure to pay for increased education costs.
First nations cannot have any confidence that the same game will not be played with funds announced in the budget.
Why can the government not get it right and keep its funding commitments to first nations?