Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that the main reason, maybe the sole reason for which I am a separatist, as my colleague just said, is exactly because I want to protect what I am. I want to protect Quebec sovereignty.
I fully expect the rest of Canada to protect its own identity. It happens there are two identities in this country. That is my feeling. That is my vision of the future for us and of the present reality.
The rest of Canada is perfectly legitimate in fighting for its sovereignty against the Americans for example. It is perfectly legitimate to fight for your own identity. No one is better placed to understand that than a Quebecer. We think that Quebecers have won a great victory for the last 350 years in protecting their identity.
In this case, both our identities are threatened. If any government allows the invasion of the American publishing industry into Toronto it should be possible also in Montreal. As long as we are in the federation in Quebec, we are exposed to the same threat. I do not accept that.
This is a case where we have a common cause. This is a case where the interests of the rest of Canada and of Quebec are the same. Therefore we should act together. I would expect the national government which made such strong commitments to respect that.
This is a case where the government can fight the good fight for Quebec and the rest of Canada, for our own respective identities.