Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to the comments made by the hon. member from New Brunswick, and I must say that it is true, that we on this side are very proud. We are very proud of our leader, because our leader has the courage to tell the truth in this House. All Bloc members are proud of their leader because, during the election campaign, he said things that were true, put historic events in their context, and made us proud of being members of the Bloc Quebecois.
The hon. member told us that she wanted to build and not to destroy. The goal of the Bloc Quebecois, of all Quebec sovereignists, is also to build, but to build Quebec, our homeland, our country, so that it can fulfil our aspirations. At the same time, we want to work with the rest of Canada.
We have proposed a formula for partnership with the rest of Canada. It was extraordinary. The Fathers of the Canadian Confederation, who represented Lower Canada, would tell us that we are right, over 120 years later, to propose changes in North America north of the U.S. because the current system no longer works.
The Prime Minister's proposal is a case in point. He cannot even approach his provincial counterparts to try to get something enshrined in the Constitution. All they are offering us is a motion of the House that is practically meaningless, that is not worth the paper it is printed on.
It is important, I think, to weigh our words in this House, to show Quebec a little respect. Quebec was one of the four provinces that founded this country, but the time has come to move on. The rest of Canada should understand this.