Mr. Speaker, I think that we will indeed have to pay increasing attention to the Constitution in the months to come. Sadly, this problem could have been resolved a while back, if only the Charlottetown agreements had been passed. We know what happened to these agreements that put at end to the negotiations between Quebec and Canada.
Quebec said no to the agreements, and so did Canada. This means that very soon the people of Quebec will have to choose between taking Canada such as it is and building a new country in Quebec. We have been expressing this need of ours for greater self-reliance to the rest of Canada for 125 years, and no effort was spared during these 125 years. But apparently, no one can find a solution to this problem.
The only solution that seems fair to us consists in building a country in Quebec and letting Canada develop as it pleases, according to its own interests. Basically, Canadians would decide what they want to do and how they want to do it, while we would do the exact same thing in Quebec.
As for employment development, let me tell my hon. colleague that it is not by making massive cuts on the backs of welfare recipients that you boost job creation. I think that, with or without Quebec, a comprehensive tax reform is required-and I firmly believe this-in Canada. Unfortunately, if this is not done, Canada, with or without Quebec, will face huge difficulties in the years to come, because the low and middle-income class will get poorer and poorer. The Prime Minister himself once said that $1 million knows no language barriers and moves quickly. Some people will move their assets out of Canada and we will go through very hard times.