Mr. Speaker, surely this government finally gets the message that millions of Canadians want change.
Today, Canada's borders may be intact but the unity of the Canadian people is not. Canadians are divided into at least three groups. One group, unhappy with today's way of life, wants to leave. Another group wants to stay but leave our way of life as is, the status quo. The third group wants to stay and make the necessary changes to improve the Canadian way of life.
The group advocating the status quo by that very fact created the existence of the other two groups. The status quo is not effective and must now go into our history books. The group advocating separation has been denied.
To avoid this reoccurring, this government must show leadership and make the necessary changes. I invite the government to make use of the new Confederation plan put forward by Reform. Copies are available upon request, in plain brown envelopes if desired.