Mr. Speaker, this week, the Prime Minister's cynicism has reached new heights. After claiming that he always supported the distinct society concept, when in fact he fought against its inclusion in the Meech Lake accord, the Prime Minister said yesterday, in a speech in Verdun, that any constitutional change affecting Quebec would only be made with the consent of Quebecers.
This absurd statement from the very person who imposed the Canadian constitution on Quebecers, when the Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Quebecois were jointly opposed to it, shows that the No side is panic stricken.
Quebecers will no longer be taken in by such equivocation. On October 30, they will vote Yes to denounce the patriation of the constitution imposed to them in 1982 by the current Prime Minister of Canada. Quebecers will vote Yes to be on an equal footing to negotiate from a unified platform. On October 30, they will vote Yes to give themselves a country.