Madam Speaker, I have an excellent example of a government that was proactive for the first nations. It is an economic development success story, perhaps the best in Canada. In fact, this week I met with Ted Moses, given that the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance gathered in Val-d'Or. It was a pleasure to talk to him. He was one of the key negotiators of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
Yes, the Government of Quebec took action. There was the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the Hydro‑Québec development. This provided financial levers by and for the Cree, which is now obviously one of the most powerful nations in terms of its economic development. The peace of the braves, by the Parti Québécois, reinforced that. I want to commend Bernard Landry and Ted Moses for their lasting leadership that had a major impact on the generations and the Cree. We see towns like Chisasibi still developing. Other communities need to find inspiration in that. There need to be more modern treaties, more autonomy the first nations.