Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to my friend's comments and his speech. He was asked a direct question by the hon. member for Nanaimo—Cowichan just recently. I wonder if he can answer it.
The opposition day motion the New Democrats put forward:
calls on the government to make the improvement of economic outcomes of First Nations, Inuit and Métis a central focus of Budget 2013, and to commit to action on treaty implementation and full and meaningful consultation on legislation that affects the rights of Aboriginal Canadians, as required by domestic and international law.
It sounds exactly like the hon. member's speech.
Our motion says to improve the lot of first nations and to follow the law. Our motion says many of the things the hon. member said in his speech.
The question is simple: Will the hon. member support the New Democrats' motion on first nations and their economic and social success in this country?