Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs said she knew exactly how first nations feel about transparency. Yet a member of Odanak First Nation said that without the transparency act, “It's not difficult for First Nations to get information on how their money is spent, it's impossible....”
Beverly Brown of Squamish First Nation said the government would be “negligent if they didn't enforce the act”.
Would the minister tell these individuals why they do not deserve easily available information, like all other Canadians?