Mr. Speaker, recently I attended a meeting of the mayors from the Toronto region. At this meeting, 30 mayors and five regional chairmen unanimously passed a resolution expressing their desire for a united Canada that includes Quebec.
The resolution reads as follows: "WHEREAS, the mayors of the greater Toronto region have recognized and approved, by the very fact of their meeting, the strength and benefits that unity provides; WHEREAS the unity of Canada and its people enhances the strength of and the benefits accruing to each of our regions; WHEREAS approximately four million residents of this region have, together with the people of Quebec, built this great country of ours; THEREFORE it is resolved that the mayors of the greater Toronto region, on behalf of its residents, express their desire to support the unity of a Canada that includes Quebec".
As the Prime Minister said last night, this is not only a battle for the future of Quebec, it is a question about the future of Canada.