Thank you, Madam Chair.
This morning, you missed a great opportunity not so much to apologize, but rather to clarify your views. It would have been important to do so because it is possible that you may be given this important position.
Earlier on, you told my colleague that you were not racist. With all due respect, Mr. Morgan, I would say that the comments you've made were racist. The fact that a person travels abroad does not mean he isn't racist. What is even more shocking to me is that you state that you were quoted out of context and yet this morning you have been unable to really explain why you made these comments about immigrants. And as a parliamentarian, I am even more shocked by the comments you have made regarding sovereignists and the Bloc Québécois.
I don't know what exactly your opinion is on the sovereignist movement. In 1995, you were part of the Canadian Unity Council. I would like to hear your comments on that and to give you another opportunity to clarify your remarks regarding Quebeckers, if not to apologize.