As the 38th Parliament began, Fraser opened a constituency office in Port Alberni. That Port Alberni suffered heavy damage during a flooding event in November 2006 and a second office, this one in Qualicum Beach, was opened in 2007. Party leader Carole James appointed Fraser to be the BC NDP critic on aboriginal issues. He was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs but the committee was never convened. On aboriginal issues, Fraser supported Premier Campbell's declaration that aboriginal peoples constitute a nation, and encouraged the Premier to recognize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Fraser supported the decision to remove, from the legislature, murals depicting aboriginal people in what was seen as historically inaccurate and offensive situations. Fraser was also appointed to the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture which met in the first three sessions, from November 2005 to May 2007. He was previously employed by a shellfish farm, but remained critical of open-net fish farms which interfere with wild salmon populations, like those in the Broughton Archipelago, and the measures that must be taken to control sea lice.