Mr. Speaker, this was not the first referendum. There was another referendum before that. The hon. member may want to talk about respect for democracy, but it was not the Prime Minister who said he would keep having referendums until he won. Respect for democracy is uppermost in the minds of the majority of Quebecers, who do not want a referendum. They want economic action, something the Leader of the Opposition admitted in his speech two weeks ago.
In the House of Commons on December 11th, 1995. See this statement in context.