Mr. Speaker, the member was talking about the former grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, who supported the bill, and I think he is absolutely correct. We, on this side of the House, support the move to a four-year term.
However, as is often the case, what the government has done is stick a poison pill into this bill, and paragraphs 3(1)(b) and 3(1)(c) are good examples of that. We now have the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs' Grand Chief Derek Nepinak saying that they cannot support this bill, despite the fact that initially the assembly was in favour, because the bill, in its current form, does not reflect the recommendations that were made.
I wonder if the member would comment specifically on the insertion of paragraphs 3(1)(b) and 3(1)(c) and the fact that it would allow the minister to ignore the opt-in provisions and would force a band into something it may not want to participate in.