Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend our colleague for her speech and the passion she brings to the debate on this bill.
As you pointed out, it is almost midnight and tempers are flaring a bit. All the passion and energy she invested in her speech seem to be reflected in her last words.
My question concerns the settlement of appeals by the courts. This is still a very long and cumbersome process, which forces first nations to grapple with a justice system that knows very little about aboriginal cultural and political traditions.
Some witnesses called for the creation of an independent court for first nations, similar to those in place at the federal and provincial levels in Canada.
What can our colleague tell us about that?