Mr. Speaker, in the last few months, I put great effort into trying to reach an agreement that would keep the college in Saint-Jean open and allow the community to benefit economically from its operation.
On July 19, we reached an agreement that would have done just that. The Quebec government consistently refused to implement it. At last, thanks to the co-operation of the mayor of Saint-Jean, we finally succeeded in putting together a series of proposals which will or could lead to an agreement that would keep the Collège de Saint-Jean open as a civilian university.
But once again, Minister Beaudoin's bad faith has jeopardized the agreement we could have reached.