Mr. Speaker, I said there is not a single member of the Bloc Quebecois who feels uncomfortable in this House, and I will tell you why: because Quebecers gave us a very clear mandate. And if you ask your constituents, you will find that Canadians are satisfied with our role as the Official Opposition. It is just as well we are there to monitor this government, not only on behalf of the Quebecers who elected us but also on behalf of Canadians, because otherwise you would do what you felt like doing and cause as much harm, socially and economically, as the Conservatives did before.
That being said, we may not get it right all the time, but I think that since 1980, the federalists have got it all wrong. In 1980 during the election campaign, they told Quebecers: "Vote no for renewed federalism". In 1981 we had the night of the long knives. In 1982, unilateral patriation of the Constitution. At the time, the hon. member for Lachine-Lac-Saint-Louis was a member of the Quebec National Assembly, and he voted against patriation of the Canadian Constitution, against the majority in the National Assembly. He was there, or rather his government, the government to which he belonged.