Mr. Speaker, the hon. members of the Bloc Quebecois condemn the remarks made yesterday by Senator Jean-Louis Roux during "Le Point" on the French network of the CBC.
It is simply horrible that this senator from Quebec should make a comparison between the seeming disinterest in sovereignty shown by certain artists in Quebec and the silence of German intellectuals during the Nazi regime in the 1930s.
This comparison is completely wrong and absurd and is a stinging insult to Quebecers of every stripe who are engaging in the debate on Quebec sovereignty in a free and democratic manner.
In stating that he would leave Quebec in the event of a "yes" in the referendum, Senator Jean-Louis Roux is repudiating his fellow Quebecers who are trying to establish a country for themselves through democratic means. It is sad and disappointing.