Mr. Speaker, I am sorry.
The director general of elections for Quebec, Pierre F. Côté, criticized those offering paid holidays or lower priced tickets for demonstrations in connection with the referendum debate. According to him, it is making a mockery of the Referendum Act, it is a real expression of contempt. He went on to say that this sort of behaviour encourages civil disobedience.
How could the federal government itself contravene the Quebec Referendum Act by allowing subtle arrangements to be made for its employees to be away from work in order to go to a demonstration in Montreal without loss of salary?