Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. McClinchey, I'm very pleased to hear you talk about independence, if you'll pardon the joke. Indeed, it states quite clearly what Quebec wants. I'd say it's almost the same thing: people get up in the morning, go to work, and then, at the end of the week, part of their salary goes to the federal government, never to return. It's almost the same principle: we'd like to have more latitude to make decisions.
Mr. Lambe, you talked about funding you should be getting and the freedom to act, which the funding would allow you to do. A gap has existed for 20 years for you, but over 50 or 60 years for Quebec. Indeed, you're saying that it's not always about money, but rather the freedom to act. However, both are, in fact, essential. Are they not? It's essential to have some means to take action if we want it to be effective.