I agree with you, Mrs. DeBellefeuille, that federal and provincial legislation should be harmonized to the greatest possible extent. That is why, for this bill, I found certain models, such as the Quebec Referendum Act, the bill drafted by the Trudeau government, as well as certain measures brought in by Saskatchewan.
We derive certain benefits from the federal system, namely control and experience. In certain provinces, the process is more advanced than in others, and there are lessons to be drawn as to what works well, and what does not.
As I said at the outset, we have been able to benefit from relative periods of calm in Canada's Parliament to work together in an atmosphere of cooperation and to give this matter more thought, all with a view to ensuring that the interests of Canadians are taken into account.