Does the Government of Quebec not find it somewhat paradoxical to see the government introduce Bill C-19, which is on the length of senator's terms, only a few months after the House of Commons recognized Quebec as a nation? We said that Quebec's political weight was threatened by demographic changes. Quebec was not consulted, and moreover Bill C-20 is being put to us as a step towards the democratization of federal institutions. We are told that Quebeckers would be directly consulted for such things as making a selection amongst the group of potential senators, and yet the federal government does not want to consult the government of Quebec on the process to be implemented.
I must tell you—and I am sure you have noticed— that the leader of the government always refuses to talk about the Government of Quebec, but always talks about Quebeckers in his answer on Bill C-20 and the future of Senate reform.
Don't you find it somewhat paradoxical that we hear them talking about democratization when they are refusing to consult Quebec and the provinces on this matter?