Mr. Speaker, the president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Mr. Bob White, said that Canadian workers should continue to maintain close ties with workers in Quebec the day after a yes vote and that negotiations with Quebec should start without delay.
Politicians in the rest of Canada should do likewise to ensure the stability of Canada and Quebec the day after a yes vote. Yesterday, the Prime Minister said that 50 per cent plus one was enough if it was a no but not if it was a yes.
My question is directed to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. How can the Prime Minister of Canada question the validity and outcome of this democratic exercise and go so far as to say that 50 per cent plus one is all right for a no but not for a yes?