Mr. Chairman, I believe that the plight of aboriginal women, and the rights of aboriginal women, were adequately addressed in the course of these discussions. I believe that absolutely. There are certain representatives of womens' groups that suggest otherwise. I have listened to those concerns for months, I have listened to it last week. I do not buy the arguments. I understand that there are fears, and the fears have to be addressed, but it is not going to be done by grabbing prime time on national T.V., or a woman who alleges to represent 52 percent of the population of Canada,
making all types of statements. She has concerns, that is fine, but you ask me the question, and I try to respond as straightforward as I can. There is nothing in this deal takes away from the rights of women, and nothing that will erode what women have at the present time. If anything, as I said earlier, women have made gains, and specifically, Metis women in particular, as one part of a collective that has historically suffered from a lack of recognition from governments and peoples, across this country. Metis people have made the biggest gains.