No, I am talking about the sovereigntist movement that has been evolving for the past 30 years. I myself have been a sovereigntist since 1961. I was a member of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale, or union for national independence. The Laurendeau-Dunton report, which referred to the two solitudes, was published in 1963. We are not inventing anything, Mr. Speaker.
Four other royal commissions examined the patient and all came to more or less lame conclusions that promoted the growth of the sovereigntist movement. Why? Because first of all, we are a nation and now that we are better educated, we want to become a member of the United Nations. On the other hand, in this Canada we are condemned to always remain a minority if we stay in Confederation.
So, in my opinion as a long-time sovereigntist, these are the two main points underlying all our arguments. The sovereigntist movement is not, as has recently been suggested on French-language television, "a burst of pressure from the Quebec people" but, on the contrary, a fire that has been stoked up for a long time. The ashes are smoldering, the fire is hot, and Quebecers will soon decide on their future in a democratic fashion, Mr. Speaker.