Mr. Speaker, in fact, the recovery plan posted on the minister's website gives short shrift to the Alberta herd.
The reality is that the minister is obligated to consider the rights of first nations, including the right to harvest on the lands in question.
The constitutionally entrenched treaty rights of the applicants in the Federal Court case are at stake in how the minister handles this matter. This includes the treaty rights of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, the Beaver Lake Cree Nation and the Enoch Cree Nation.
How can the Crown claim that it is resetting its relationship with first nations when it is so blatantly ignoring these clear treaty rights?