Mr. Speaker, the people of Quebec will be deprived of the opportunity to view a television debate between the presidents of the committee for the yes side and the committee for the no side during the present referendum campaign.
A consortium of television broadcasters has announced that the deadlines for organizing such an event cannot be met and consequently it will not take place.
Despite repeated appeals from the no side for such a debate to be held, and despite all of the concessions made, the yes side continues to refuse a public debate on the basic issues.
After successfully blocking the television debate, now the yes side is pulling the leader of the Bloc Quebecois out of the House so that he will not have to defend his statements concerning the plan for separation.
Following the example of the separatists' saying "no" to debate and to the disclosure of information, on October 30 the people of Quebec will vote "no" to separation.