Mr. Speaker, in replying to questions from my colleague, the member for Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, the hon. member for Kindersley-Lloydminster suggested that I had acted inconsistently and without due consideration on the committee. I wish to point out that, throughout study of Bill C-69, I supported the proposals made, offering my critical analysis.
It was not until report stage, in the House, that an amendment was proposed to guarantee Quebec 25 per cent of the seats. It was from that point on that I decided I could no longer support Bill C-69, not because it had been badly drafted, but because the issue of the 25 per cent guarantee for Quebec was not accepted by the majority of members in this House. I therefore voted against it at third reading.
I wish to point out the facts, so as not to give rise to a debate as indicated in Beauchesne.