Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance contends that all the evils in the world will befall a sovereign Quebec and one million jobs will be lost.
We will recall that the minister himself, along with his present government colleagues, opposed the free trade agreement with the United States because, as reported in the June 21, 1988 Hansard , it would have ``-a negative impact on many industries and communities and because it will jeopardize the Canadian economic and social structure as well as Canada's political independence''.
In fact, as we know, the FTA created thousands of jobs in Canada and gave a tremendous boost to our exports.
The no side, and the Liberal Party of Canada in particular, have always used fear as an argument against progress. On October 30, Quebecers will oppose them by saying yes to sovereignty.