Mr. Speaker, for the first time in a year I actually think we are making progress in Question Period.
Section 7 of the proposed sovereignty bill states Quebec shall assume the obligations and enjoy the rights arising out of treaties to which Canada is party. This statement is not only presumptuous but also clearly unconstitutional.
The federal government has the sole role to negotiate and sign international treaties and many have their own provisions for who joins those treaties.
Is not section 7 of the proposed sovereignty act beyond the power of the Quebec government? If it is, should not the federal government say so now?