Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, we want to hear an apology from the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.
He will not apologize even though the RCMP called first nations bacteria. He blamed aboriginal men for violence against aboriginal women instead of standing with the rest of us and supporting a national inquiry. He accused first nations youth in New Brunswick, who are growing up in abject poverty, of being lazy. He told Yukon first nations that they are not “real governments”. Enough is enough.
Does the minister recognize that his words are deeply disrespectful and his actions damaging to the relationship with indigenous peoples?