Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her comments and speech. She comes from a community in northern Ontario.
These kinds of comments need to be brought before the House, and she is right to say that we need to look at this bill. I am learning a lot today, hearing my colleagues discuss it.
There are many first nations in my colleague's riding, which is in the north. How does she feel this bill fares in terms of respecting first nations?
We have been hearing a lot about first nations recently. There was the Idle No More movement, Shannen's Dream, Attawapiskat, residential schools and funding for police services for first nations. Now we can add this bill and first nations consultations to that list.
I would like to hear her opinion or what she heard from witnesses and people taking part in consultations. Is this bill respectful? And what do first nations chiefs think about it?