Mr. Speaker, let us make things perfectly clear. The Leader of the Opposition has said that he would respect the decision of the men and women of Quebec, which does not prevent our continuing to battle for our ideals as in 1980. René Lévesque kept his word, which the Prime Minister of Canada did not, and once again will not. If the minister cannot see the difference between continuing to fight for one's ideals and implementing a legal decision, he has a big problem, and it is not from the neck down.
The Prime Minister, who is seeing the choice of Quebecers being increasingly confirmed, has been quick to abandon the attitude of openmindedness and understanding adopted in his message to the nation, an attitude that is unusual for him, and has reverted to his true nature, menacing and vengeful toward Quebec.
My question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. Does the Prime Minister's attitude augur well for the day after the referendum, when we already see him threatening not to respect the result, the referendum verdict, showing his true colours as a non-respecter of democracy, allowing the Quebec referendum act to be violated with impunity, non-respecter of democracy that he is?