Mr. Speaker, on this last sitting day of the House of Commons before the referendum, I think it would be appropriate for the minister to be accurate and direct in his answers to my questions.
He knows perfectly well that the Leader of the Opposition and all the people on the yes side have always said, on every occasion, that they would respect the verdict of the people, the outcome of this democratic process.
My question, and I would appreciate a straight answer, is this: Why, when it is about their side, does the Prime Minister seem unwilling to commit himself to respecting the democratic process, going so far as to say: "If those are the results for the no side, we agree, but if the same figures turn up for the yes side, we do not"? Let him explain that instead of trying to skirt the issue.