Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to relay my constituents' message that we stay focused on the mandate we were given by them last October. We must not be
sidetracked by all the counterproductive constitutional fearmongering from members opposite.
Let us not forget that there are millions of people who are unemployed in this country. Let us not forget that we have a $460 billion national debt to reduce. Let us not forget that we have a criminal justice system that is in need of serious reform. Most important, let us not forget the strong message voters sent to the previous administration.
We were elected to foster a sense of hope for the people of Canada by providing them with good government. We were not elected to sleepwalk into the abyss of the constitutional unity debate.