Mr. Speaker, I will try to respond as quickly as I possibly can to my hon. colleague across the way.
The number one point I would like to make is that it is called responsibility. A responsible government sets a commitment, a goal and a challenge. It is prepared to meet the challenges that were set in a very balanced and responsible fashion for all parts of Canada, including the great province of Quebec which I greatly respect.
As I mentioned in my speech, it should be done with the Canadian values of equity, fairness, compassion and dignity for all Canadians in mind. That is the way to do it in a balanced fashion.
If members of the Bloc concentrated their efforts on some of the areas indicated in the Prime Minister's speech on the weekend, they would be far better off than they are with their discussion of separation and dividing the country.