Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Official Opposition told journalists candidly that he is not ruling out the idea of one day being the premier of Quebec.
Is there some connection between his statement and the comments made two days ago by the PQ Premier? He repeated yesterday, for the second day in a row that he is beginning to feel the years and that he is opening the door to his successors.
Is this some new trick, a change in direction or simply a message the Leader of the Opposition is sending to militant Quebec separatists to get them to prepare for the days after the referendum? Regardless of what happens with the political career of the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, we must not lose sight of the fact that his primary objective is Quebec's separation. Our response to that will be no.