Mr. Speaker, when the people of Quebec make a little noise and threaten to walk out, you can always find some well-intentioned English-speaking Canadians to tell them that their Canada includes Quebec. The fact of the matter is that the rest of Canada usually greets Quebec's claims with: "Your demands are inadmissible and unacceptable. But we really like you and would want you to remain within Canada."
That is precisely what happened yesterday at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce convention, where the delegates from English Canada rejected a resolution from the Sainte-Foy Chamber of Commerce asking that manpower training be transferred to the provinces. "Quebec, we love you", said the Premier of Alberta yesterday.
For an increasing number of Quebecers, the English Canadian mermaid's song is losing its appeal and fast.