Madam Speaker, I want to commend my colleague from Winnipeg Centre for her courage. She has been a member of the House for several years now and has always demanded respect for indigenous rights. Indigenous MPs can really move the debate forward. Truth is a prerequisite for reconciliation, and sometimes the truth needs to be shouted out in institutions like the House of Commons. The member for Winnipeg Centre serves as an example of this nearly every day.
We certainly do need to stand up and denounce the injustice created by the member for Edmonton Centre when he misrepresented his own identity to gain access to contracts. It is outrageous. If I were him, I would be reconsidering not only my role as minister, but also the appropriateness of continuing to be paid by public funds to hold the noble office of member of Parliament.