Mr. Speaker, respect for democracy means to recognize, in a democratic exercise, what people want, and if people change their minds, if
they make a democratic decision, that should be recognized. The Prime Minister is saying he will not recognize the democratic process. It is all right when he wins, but only then. Some democracy.
I want to ask the Deputy Prime Minister how the Prime Minister can reconcile the honeyed words he spoke to Quebecers before the referendum with the statement made this morning in which he denied the Quebec people the fundamental right to determine their own future.