Such patronage. I thank my hon. colleague for Bourassa for suggesting the word patronage. So, the only way out is sovereignty, otherwise Quebec will remain a rebellious minority within the Canadian federation, constantly waiting with the no side for a no which would mean a yes, and vice versa. I do not know what, nor when nor where. If not Quebec, finally in touch with its identity and its potential, will become a country.
There are in fact two countries: yours, Canada, and ours, Quebec. There really are two countries north of the 45th parallel: one which is frantically searching for its identity-Canada-and the other, which can and should no longer deny itself-Quebec. Yes, in order to reach its full potential, Quebec must be sovereign. Quebec deserves to be sovereign because it is made up of a people that must not only survive, but grow.
Saying no means denying us the means to develop in the way we want to. It means continuing to mortgage what we have, and continuing to complain. By saying yes, we will make others respect us and we will stop being crushed. Just like so many other Quebec ridings, Beauport-Montmorency-Orléans will say: "Yes, we are ready and we will win".