Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
The minister ruled out the possibility of a customs union between Canada and Quebec when he said: If Quebec separates, what interest would Canada have in meeting the needs of the foreign country it would have become?
The minister knows full well that it would be in the best interests of Canada to maintain the current customs union. Are we to understand from the comments he made yesterday that the minister intends to personally set up barriers to impede the free movement of Canadian goods sold in Quebec, including controls at the border?