I think it is worth trying to improve the Canadian federation. It could be done through different means. Some of these means are constitutional per se, others are not. It all depends.
In the case of our government, in 2003, when we formed the government in Quebec, we decided to work at building a stronger Quebec within a stronger Canada through non-constitutional means. I think we have succeeded pretty well in doing so. Many other things still have to be done in that regard, but we are proud of our success.
At the same time, I should recall, because I said some things can be done without a constitutional amendment and some others cannot be done without such an amendment, that it happens that when the Constitution must apply, the Constitution must apply. The Constitution is like a contract among partners. We feel that at some point, for a fundamental question, that contract should be respected.
One of the values of the current situation, as Mr. Paquette has suggested, is that it certainly revitalizes the debate concerning an institution that maybe we did not talk enough about during the last years and that might have deserved more attention on our part. That debate is very sane, and we are part of that debate. This is why I'm here today. It's worth continuing, trying to improve the federation, respecting the Constitution, respecting the provinces, and making sure that finally we get institutions in which all the provinces and all Canadians recognize themselves. They see themselves. They adhere to it. What concerns us is the adhesion of Quebec to the reform of Canadian federalism seems to be extremely important.