Mr. Speaker, the federal government's refusal to compromise, in the case of the Team Canada trade mission to China, is leading straight to a useless confrontation between Ottawa and the new government in Quebec. Yesterday, the Prime Minister again stubbornly refused to let Mr. Parizeau send one of his ministers instead.
Does the Prime Minister not realize that Mr. Parizeau, who has just been elected with a mandate to put Quebec back on track, has more pressing priorities than spending 15 days with him in China?