Mr. Speaker, yesterday, workers at the Bombardier plant in La Pocatière gave their president, Laurent Beaudoin, a lesson in democracy. They will not let their boss tell them how to vote in the referendum.
This was not Mr. Beaudoin's first attempt at manipulating his employees to make them vote according to his political convictions. Back in 1992, he wrote his employees a letter stating his support for the Charlottetown Accord. This action was denounced by the chief electoral officer at the time and Mr. Beaudoin was later convicted of violating the Quebec Elections Act.
This week, Mr. Beaudoin commented that Quebec would be too small a country for his business. Yet his business was born and raised in Quebec and has been quite successful there. The Bloc Quebecois salutes the workers who have contributed to the success
of Bombardier in La Pocatière and encourages them to remain steadfast in their beliefs. As a plant worker said, votes and work do not mix.