Mr. Speaker, the alliances the hon. Leader of the Opposition was talking about were the alliances René Lévesque had had with the other provincial ministers before the night of the long knives. This is the sort of alliance the Leader of the Opposition was alluding to.
How does the minister explain that federal government managers were informed by telephone that they should allow their employees to go to Montreal after they signed an insurance form. Even this leave is paid by the government.