When the hon. member discusses an hypothetical issue and refers to the possibility of a sovereign Quebec and to Europe, he must not forget, as the hon. member for Laurier-Sainte-Marie just pointed out, that these are all sovereign states.
As for us, we want the Quebec of tomorrow to be open to the world and to be a free trader. Who is inward-looking? The hon. member is the one who alluded to a Berlin wall and who is saying that Canadians will refuse to be free trade partners with
Quebec. It is not Quebecers who are making these comments; it is members opposite who represent the rest of Canada.
I ask the hon. member: As a young Quebec MP representing Outremont and a new generation, is he young or old? Are his ideas young or old? This is what is important. Personally, as a young person, I am deeply hurt by his comments, because what I hear from people of my generation has nothing to do with these very partisan remarks. I ask the hon. member: In his opinion, is Quebec a nation? I ask him to give a clear answer and not digress from the issue. The question is very clear to those listening to us. Does the hon. member feel, as a Quebec MP representing the riding of Outremont in Montreal, that Quebec is a nation?