Paul Martin on Canada-Quebec Economic Union

Mr. Speaker, all the more reason for Quebec to remain in Canada. What I said yesterday was very clear. I did not say that there would be no trade between Quebec and Canada. What I said is that there would be no economic union between Quebec and Canada as described in the referendum question. And the reason for this is very obvious: while $33 billion in goods are sold to Quebec by the rest of Canada, $165 billion in exports go to the U.S., and Canada can never put this at risk.