Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Châteauguay for his excellent speech and for his great interest in Quebecers. When he speaks of Quebec sovereignty, he speaks of the greater welfare of Quebec, and indeed of the greater welfare of the rest of Canada.
In his budget speech, the Minister of Finance spoke of one-stop shopping for government services. I assume he meant federal government services. He forgets that for years now, Quebec has been demanding to have similar service centres which would also provide Quebec government services.
I am interested in what the hon. member for Châteauguay has to say about the fact that once again, the Minister of Finance has forgotten that this kind of duplication is extremely costly. According to the Bélanger-Campeau Commission, duplication between Quebec and Ottawa costs between $2 and $3 billion per year. If the Minister of Finance had seriously wanted to cut spending, he should have realized that it is not a government services centre that is required, but a kind of one-stop centre that would also include services offered by the government of Quebec. I would like to get the hon. member's comments on this issue. I feel certain that he has some excellent suggestions to make.