Mr. Speaker, I was really shocked to hear the hon. member for Chambly referring to this member for Saint-Léonard as someone who arrived in Canada some twenty years ago, as if I did not have the right to talk about or to defend Canadian values.
I know the hon. member and I am amazed that he not only said that but he even believed that. Though I was not born in Quebec, I nevertheless see myself as a real Quebecer and a real Canadian. I hope he will take time to think about what he said and that he will withdraw his words and change his thinking. I hope he just got carried away because what he just said is serious: it means there are two classes of citizens in Quebec, those who were born in Quebec and the others who were not.
If this is what the hon. member thinks, I hope he will have the courage to admit it. If that is not what he meant, he should clarify his thought and withdraw what he said. Such allegations are serious and it is not the first time it happens in that party. I hope, no, I am sure that Quebecers have always been generous people, they have always welcomed people from other countries and have treated them as their equals.
As I said earlier, I know the hon. member very well and I hope he just got carried away and that was not his real thinking.