Mr. Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague from Longueuil. As far as I am concerned, a country's revenues and production capability are not merely a function of its size or the extent of its borders, but rather a function of the way in which that country is run.
I think that is the problem with Canada today. We have a government machine that could in all likelihood adequately serve 260 million people, the population of the United States, whereas we have a population of barely 26 or 27 million. And that is the crux of the problem. There is considerable duplication at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. If we cannot change or amend this system, then the only option for Quebec, the only way for it to achieve a healthy system of government, is to become sovereign.