Mr. Speaker, I was intrigued by my hon. colleague's dissertation on the pressures that we are seeing in courts all across the country. I know that many families in my riding cannot access the kind of justice they need because of the stress.
However, it becomes exacerbated if we look at the issue of isolated first nations communities. We certainly have a double standard in health, in education and definitely in justice in first nations communities.
Just recently, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation brought forward a human rights complaint over the issue of policing in isolated communities. The Nishnawbe Aski police are working under conditions that no non-native police service would ever be expected to work. Communities are not being served with proper justice at that level. When cases finally go to court, there is a lack of judges and legal representation to help people in isolated communities.
I would like to ask my hon. colleague if there is anything in the bill to address the woeful under-representation of resources for first nations law and justice in the isolated regions of the country.