Mr. Speaker, if the member had heard what I had said in French, I noted that first nations did not pay taxes on reserve. However, when first nations people go to urban centres like Thompson, which is my hometown, they do. My research is just fine.
We also need to realize that the realities that first nations face in terms of challenges and being unable to pay for goods and services in urban communities, because they face 90% rates of unemployment or because they are among the poorest people in Canada, is something we need to recognize. I understand many of us in the House are trying to do that.
When we talk about things like tax, we need to look at the bigger picture. We need to encourage leadership from the government to respond to the reality that first nations face, which in many ways is very different from other Canadians.