Madam Speaker, I listened attentively to the hon. member's representations, and, I must say, it sounded to me like a rerun of all of the debates which have taken place in this past year, or even in the past 30 years. They always come back to how our federalist system has mistreated Quebec.
But, recently, the debate shifted to how Quebec can retain the benefits of a federalist system even after declaring its independence. For almost a year now, they have been discussing how Quebec could keep the same currency as Canada, the same passport and citizenship, and how it could remain a member of all of the trade agreements.
I will ask my question now because I would like to give them ample time to answer. How can they dare say to Quebecers today, in this House, that if Quebec were to separate, they would guarantee them-? Under the federal system, dairy producers get 47 per cent of overall production. We heard the Reform member say-
How happy the rest of Canada would be, if Quebec ever decided to separate, to take up the slack in milk production in the rest of Canada. They would be happy. He stated that they did not want the separation of Quebec.
Therefore, I am going to ask my hon. colleague how he can dare, first, to tell Quebecers today that they will be a signing party not only with the rest of Canada, but that they will also remain part of NAFTA, GATT and other trade agreements? But, more importantly, how does he intend to guarantee that the production quotas of dairy producers will remain at their current levels?