Madam Speaker, I am Métis. I am a citizen of British Columbia and I have roots in Alberta. Many of my relatives are Métis living in the Edmonton area. This hits close to home for me, but it is also a slap in the face that someone like the former Liberal minister would try to commit fraud. That does not in any way advance indigenous rights. I completely disagree with what the NDP member said, that the Conservatives are not interested in indigenous and Métis peoples. We want to see indigenous peoples, the Métis and the Inuit thrive.
Does my colleague not agree that indigenous peoples also need to thrive right across the country?