Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not believe that I am making too much progress on some of my questions, because the responses are not related to the issue proposed.
Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Minister, in regard to the Native Women's Association, they have taken the viewpoint that the rights of aboriginal women are threatened by the provision which allows aboriginal governments to opt out the rights of the individual guaranteed by the Charter.
They have said that the protection of the individual within the collective is crucial to ensure native women's progress towards equality. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Minister, how does he respond to the view, and he has indicated, just a few minutes ago, that the constitutional package threatens the rights of aboriginal women, it is somewhat threatened. How does he respond to that? Thank you.