Mr. Speaker, I want to make a couple of points on what the member commented about.
Being am first nations, I realize what duty to consult is, but it has not been clearly defined by the courts.
One of the things that really upsets me is when a colleague across the floor states a fact that is not correct. I would like to clarify that.
Let me go over Bill C-15, the McKenzie Valley resource management act, which was before the House. The Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development travelled to the Northwest Territories to hold public hearings.
The NDP talks about stalling the process. What is the best way for people to be heard? It is for committee members to travel to listen to the constituents in that region, Yukon. Unfortunately, the member across the floor is being hypocritical in that the New Democrats are not letting committee members travel to Yukon to hear what people there have to say. The government wants to hear what is going on, but the NDP is stalling the whole process. When is that party going to wake up and allow members to travel to hear from people across Canada?