Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, we spoke earlier about what constitutes a clear majority in a referendum and whether the result of 50% plus one is sufficient. I gather from your responses that you consider it a bit premature, at least for Quebec, to answer that question. However, I would like to focus on one aspect.
In Quebec, we have something called Bill 99. This legislation states that a result of 50% plus one is a clear and sufficient majority for a referendum, particularly a referendum on sovereignty.
At the federal level, we have the Clarity Act, which says that this issue is to be determined. It says that a clear majority is required, but it doesn't specify what constitutes a clear majority.
So Quebec says that a clear majority is 50% plus one. Ottawa says that we need a clear majority, but doesn't define a clear majority. In the meantime, we have the various statements that I spoke about earlier from your parliamentary secretary, from you and from the Prime Minister.
I have the following question. What do you think should take precedence? Aside from determining whether it's 50% plus one, plus two, plus twenty, plus one hundred or any other number, what should take precedence between the Quebec legislation—that defines a clear majority in the case of a Quebec referendum—and the federal legislation?