Mr. Speaker, first nations communities were depending on the Trans Mountain to provide jobs and economic opportunities.
Forty-three first nations have economic benefit agreements. They now have to look at budget cuts to important programs, and at cutting back in terms of many of the things they had hoped to do next year. This is because of the Prime Minister's failure.
Others, indigenous businesses, now have contracts on hold.
How long is the minister willing to deprive these 43 first nations of jobs and economic opportunities? What is the plan?