Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to congratulate my colleague on her speech and remind the House that the government moved a 29th time allocation motion, and it concerns this bill. The time allocation motion will again muzzle the House and, consequently, first nations, who have continually asked to be consulted. This consultation has never really taken place. However, the duty to consult is entrenched in our Constitution. It is a constitutional duty, but unfortunately something that the first nations have not been entitled to.
We are talking about a lot of issues, including access to water and access to education, which are basic rights of any people. But we have not had any real action on these issues.
I would like to ask my colleague to speak further about the need to ensure that first nations are consulted at least to some extent if not fully.