Mr. Speaker,
[Member spoke in Inuktitut]
[English]
My question is for the Prime Minister.
His government has refused to include the Government of Nunavut as a signatory to two Dene treaties. These treaties will infringe on and limit the territorial government's legislative authority. Observer status just does not cut it. The Government of Nunavut has to be a full participant. As the premier has said, the Government of Canada cannot simply shove this agreement down Nunavummiut's throat. This is unprecedented.
Will the Prime Minister tell this House why his government has excluded the Government of Nunavut as a signatory to these important treaties?