Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
Yesterday, the Minister of Finance indicated that chances of an economic union between a sovereign Quebec and Canada were non-existent. He went so far as to say that, even if he wanted to, it would not be possible.
My question is quite down to earth. Will the Minister of Finance come back to his senses and admit that Quebec is the second largest market in Canada, with 400,000 Canadian jobs depending on trade with Quebec, and that Ontario alone enjoys a net surplus of $4 billion per year in its trade with Quebec?