Bakshi Kanwaljit SinghKANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): Thank you Mr Speaker for giving me the opportunity to participate in the general debate. This Government knows what it is doing for the best for the public of New Zealand. The National Government is actively taking part in preparing for the impact of climate change and is effectively planning to save itself from the uncertainty that could make our people as well as our economy vulnerable to its effect. I would like to congratulate the Hon Paula Bennett Minister for Climate Change Issues on committing to ratifying the Paris Agreement by the end of this year. This is an ambitious target and I hope that we will deliver by the end of this year. The Paris Agreement which was finalised in December last year aims at setting an emission reduction target for all the nations. Through this we will be able to know how much we are focused on other commitments towards keeping our environment healthy through independent assessments and periodical reviews. Here I would like to touch on a very sensitive issue and before that I would like to clarify a point. The previous speaker mentioned that there has been no growth in the minimum wage but since we have come into power a 25-percent increase in the minimum wage has already happened and it is continuously going up. Being a good person does not depend on religion status in life colour of skin political view or culture. It all depends on how you treat others. I believe that to forget your own sadness you create a little happiness for others. If you are good to others then you are doing the best for yourself. The speech by the Rt Hon Winston Peters was appalling. Over the last 6 years every time he has participated in a general debate I have seen he has always targeted migrants. Migrants are the ones who are really contributing to this country. He mentioned a story—I do not know where he got it from—about a Chinese agent who came in 2001 and is still struggling. But I can assure you that I came in 2001 I have established myself in this country and I am contributing to this economy. I have got so many examples of those who came during that period between 1999 and 2003 when the maximum migration took place. They are all well established and contributing to this economy. But the Rt Hon Winston Peters whenever he stands in this House always targets migrants which is not a good sign for that party. Yet on the contrary I see him and his colleagues coming to the Indian functions coming to the Chinese functions and asking for their support. Why is that? Why do you want to have their support if you do not want to support them? I really feel pity for Mahesh Bindra who is part of the NZ First team and a good friend of mine. Looking at the anti-migrant policies of that party he must be feeling alone in that party. I remember meeting—Alfred Ngaro: He's isolated.KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI: He must be isolated. I remember meeting Ron Mark for the first time in 2004 or 2005. He introduced himself as Harnam Singh an Indian name that he was proud of and that he was given by his colleagues in the Middle East when he was working over there. But today he is part of that party that is anti-migrant. I am sorry Ron Mark what you are doing is not good for the migrants. You should stand up for your friends who gave you the name Harnam Singh. I think this is the right time that we should understand the party that is anti-migrant. People should not be supporting that party. The National Party is the only party that has given real opportunities to the migrants—the most zealous focus we have in this Parliament and I hope this will continue in the years to come. Thank you.