Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge that, as the member for Hastings—Lennox and Addington said, there was goodwill on the committee in terms of moving forward. However, one thing did disturb me, and perhaps he could articulate better what he meant.
Amendments were put forward by the members for North Island—Powell River, Saanich—Gulf Islands and Markham—Stouffville. They reflected testimony. The member said he takes exception to the comment, which keeps coming up, that Cindy Blackstock defines and speaks for all indigenous communities.
Was he being dismissive of the great expertise and knowledge that she brings to the table and of her tremendous input regarding suggestions for the bill?