Mr. Speaker, for months the Parti Quebecois and the Bloc Quebecois have insisted that they would settle for nothing less than the outright separation of Quebec from Canada, but a majority of Quebecers continue to reject that option. Now the PQ Government of Quebec says that it wants to explore the possibility of an economic and political association between Canada and an independent Quebec.
Will the Prime Minister tell this House and all Canadians what the Government of Canada's position is on so-called sovereignty association?