Mr. Speaker, as the referendum date draws near I would like to acknowledge a package received from a grade 13 politics class at Mayfield Secondary School in the riding I serve. Not only have over 450 students signed a petition stating the importance of Canada's unity, they have also put together a video cassette in which they have voiced their concerns over the referendum as well as their love of the province of Quebec. This is being sent to a secondary school in Quebec.
All Canadians are concerned about the Quebec referendum and its long term effects on Canada. Canada is not whole without Quebec, and it would be in everyone's best interest that Canada remain united.
We should realize that all Canadians, from the youngest to the oldest, have an enormous stake in the country. Our youth are concerned. They have every right to be. The rest of their lives hangs in the balance of the referendum. Canada's youth should not be overlooked or disregarded.