What I'm saying is that if there's an intention to work this way with a province and reimburse it, all provinces should be aware of that and each one should be able to make its own decision. Quite frankly, I consider that a second alternative that is less desirable than the idea of holding a federal referendum under a single act, throughout the country. The reason for this is simple. We have federal elections where a single federal law applies; we don't have a provincial law that applies to federal elections.
On October 26th, 2010. See this statement in context.