Mr. Speaker, the government's handling of the HST has shown a continuing disrespect toward Canada's first nations.
The Chiefs Council of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has put its support behind a legal challenge to the implementation of the HST. The Conservatives only agreed to talk to Ontario first nations about the loss of point of sale exemptions after they threatened a summer of blockades and protests.
When will the government start treating first nations as equals instead of as second-tier nations and finally deal with the screw-up on the HST?