Mr. Speaker, I was appalled the other day to read in Le journal de Montréal how Pierre Bourgault, a staunch separatist and confidant of Mr. Parizeau, branded a group of Canadians as racists.
It seems after a Canadian victory on October 30 the separatist had to blame somebody. Therefore Mr. Bourgault stated: "The Jews, Italians and Greeks are racists". Mr. Bourgault further states: "We are not asking them to be sovereignists, we are asking them to be Quebecers". They are proud Quebecers and they are also proud Canadians.
The separatists have now been completely unmasked and their hidden agenda is secret no longer.
He further made reference to the member for Bourassa. When the Bloc member and all other immigrants, myself included, arrived on these friendly shores, who welcomed us? It was Canada. Who gave us citizenship? It was Canada. It was Canada that gave us the opportunity to share in the Canadian dream.
The vote on October 30 was not an ethnic vote. It was a Canadian vote, a vote for unity, a vote for home, a vote for Canada.