Mr. Speaker, obviously matters of national unity are important in the exercise of my responsibilities, particularly the costs of separation.
When studies are published on the cost of separation, it is extremely important that they be based on objective facts and that the conclusions drawn by their authors not be controlled by the Government of Quebec.
With the Mathews study, which indicates clearly that the costs of separation are much higher than what the Parti Quebecois has indicated, it is obvious that the studies published by Mr. Le Hir of the Parti Quebecois are no longer credible, because when a study raises points the Parti Quebecois does not like, the conclusions are left out.
The conclusion is clear: we can no longer believe the studies the Parti Quebecois is producing.