Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Conservative member, the same one I posed to the New Democratic Party.
It is about the obligation of the House of Commons to consult and work with first nations. Many would ultimately argue that the government did in fact drop the ball on this issue, that it was trying to take an issue it believed it might be able to score some political points on but where it put little effort into actually doing what it was supposed to do, which was to work with the first nations leadership before actually introducing the legislation.
Could the member inform the House of any consultation done prior to the introduction of the bill to the House of Commons?