Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois keep focusing on the past, and only on the negative aspects of the past. They do not remember the positive aspects, like what we have built together, what we have become collectively and the efforts made by many Canadians to give Quebecers opportunities and rights that no other province has.
I would like to inform this House that the constituents of my riding of Vancouver East and of every riding in this country, from Tofino to Signal Hill, including a large number of Quebecers, are saddened by the actions of those whose goal is to destroy Canada. On the other hand, you have people like the Prime Minister, who have been fighting for many years to make sure that all Canadians have equal rights.
Today, Canada is doing as well as any country with a huge territory, a small population and diverse needs can expect.
Canadians are fond of their country. They do not say it too often, but they are proud of the maple leaf, their passport, the freedom they enjoy and the respect they are shown everywhere else in the world by people who cannot understand-