Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has convinced himself that what he said happened is true. But Quebecers will remember that the Prime Minister launched his return to politics in February 1990 at the University of Ottawa with an attack on the concept of distinct society as defined at Meech Lake, before the Charest report. I know that we may not use a member's name, so I will say the report by the member for Sherbrooke. Quebecers also remember the infamous "Thank you, Clyde" and what happened in Calgary.
Why will the Prime Minister not admit, like his intellectual leader, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, that all he has to offer Quebec is the status quo, which is based on his 1982 Constitution thrown together that night at the Chateau Laurier and rejected by all Quebecers, federalists and sovereignists alike? From Lucien Bouchard to Daniel Johnson, nobody wants anything to do with that piece of work.