Mr. Chair, 2008 or 1908, it's only 100 years. It's semantics.
I'm just kidding. Thank you.
Sir, you've been the chair since 1995, and during that time there have been formal re-enactments to mark that date.
What we're talking about is a commemoration, and I think this is where both the Bloc and Mr. Mulcair are really lost. This is a commemoration; we're marking a date. There were formal re-enactments in 1999, and I understand there was another one in 2004.
Now, it's been reported that the plan to mark the 250th anniversary had been discussed for a decade. This has been in planning, or has certainly been talked about, for some time.
Am I correct in asserting that this historic commemoration would have gone ahead if extremist groups, supported by the Bloc and the PQ, hadn't threatened public safety? Is that a correct statement?