Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's announcement yesterday on change in the federal system honours the referendum commitments and also provides a lead up to the mandatory constitutional conference of 1997.
The initiative on distinct society reflects already existing law of the Constitution; that on regional veto commits the federal government but creates no additional constitutional barriers for provincial governments; that on manpower training signals the new co-operative federalism, with its emphasis on functional power sharing and flexible decision making on common social problems.