Mr. Speaker, I am disappointed that the representatives of the NDP at a time when we need to nation build are looking for differences.
I can assure the hon. member that the minister for British Columbia is working very hard to ensure that British Columbia's voice is heard strongly and loudly in cabinet. I can also assure him that the regional veto proposal put forth by the Prime Minister, which is far better than the current amending formula, places in the hands of British Columbians the power to shape the Constitution more directly in the future than they ever had in the past. The Prime Minister never closed the door to future recognition of B.C. in a specific way.
I can say that at least on this side of the House we do not have one member of Parliament calling for a region of British Columbia and another calling for a region of Alberta, something that we see in the Reform Party.