Mr. Speaker, the hon. member should have listened to what the minister said. He referred to a series of statements in this paper. It is clearly stated, on page 27, that we are committed to respect the Constitution. We are proposing, on page 40, a transfer of money and responsibility for manpower to provinces. We are proposing, on page 62, the possibility for provinces to opt out in relation to education and so on.
However, the members opposite are stuck in the rut of their doctrine. Besides, last week, the head of the government of Quebec, Mr. Parizeau, in answer to a journalist's question-and that is why the Opposition is taking this approach-stated, and I am sorry to quote him in English:
But I mean after all we are not there to have the system operate as smoothly as possible. We are there to get out of this system.
The people across the way accuse us of unwillingness to co-operate, but it is the separatist leader of Quebec who stated that they do not want to have anything to do with the federal government.
As for us, what we want to do with this reform is give to all Canadians and to the workers, including those of Quebec, the dignity that comes with a job. People are tired of hearing about separation and Constitution. What they want is jobs, dignity, training and education. And we will help them.