Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague on his speech, which was excellent as usual.
I would like to comment on something that is of concern to us here on this side of the House. The current Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development was one of the strongest opponents of the Nisga'a Final Agreement, which today serves as a model for other agreements. Some may recall that this minister said that the treaty would haunt Canadians for generations to come. Those are his words.
We are not concerned about these scare tactics because there have been success stories. My colleague spoke about them at length.
I would like to hear the hon. member talk a bit more about these success stories, which are beneficial to aboriginal people and all Canadians.