The legislation makes provision for that, but it does not carry the same weight as an agreement between a province and the central government. That is my question to you.
I know the Canadian Environmental Protection Act provides for equivalent agreements, but I'm talking about a European model where a State or nation can sign agreements and commit to upholding them taking into account national circumstances. In the case of the Quebec nation, it would be a matter of taking into account our different economic structure, our different position on energy matters and our different democracy.
Will provinces have the flexibility to sign bilateral agreements with the central government? Basically, this would be similar to the triptych approach adopted within the European Union.