No, but they did have a choice. Sometimes, they had no choice, so they elected Liberals.
What is important is the fact that this government has done absolutely nothing since it took office. That is why it is so popular. When one does nothing, one is not open to criticism.
This government has simply introduced in the House the legislation the Conservative government left behind. Once the Liberals introduced these Conservative bills, they had nothing else to propose.
One thing should be important for them. They have a new member who comes from Quebec and, as my colleague for Mégantic-Compton-Stanstead reminded us, the federalists had one full year to resolve the problem with the federalists in Quebec. Now, the population was misled by the hon. member for Outremont who barely mentioned what the whole issue was about. I would like to give the facts about the issue before us.
First, the motion. What does the motion tabled this morning by my colleague say? It says: "That this House deplore the federal government's delay in responding to Quebec's demands with regard to the education of young Aboriginals in Northern Quebec amounting to $199 million, to the compensation of $135 million under the 1991-92 stabilization program and to the $79 million claim for expenses incurred during the events at Oka in the summer of 1990".
That is to say the federal government owes Quebec $333 million.