Mr. Speaker, one of the important aspects of Bill C-88 is that it would restore the four water and land co-management boards, which were established by a negotiated agreement between the federal and territorial governments and the first nations of the north, but the Tlicho and Sahtu people went to court and had that bill struck down.
What is important and significant is that the land claim and self-government agreements are now modern treaties entrenched in the Constitution.
Could the member tell us how his party rationalizes arguing against the Constitution of Canada in saying that the boards should not be restored?