Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Bonaventure-Îles-de-la-Madeleine made a reference to what I said about electrification, so I would like to add that electrification is an option that offers tremendous economic as well as environmental benefits, for Quebec and Ontario, two provinces that produce large amounts of electric power.
What I meant is that if Quebec were a sovereign State, it could look at the option of electrification more independently and with greater emphasis on national interests, I would say, than would be the case today, when we have people lobbying to maintain the use of oil. I may add that some railway lines, and I have travelled on these, use oil on one section and electricity on another section. It is not a major problem.