Mr. Speaker, last Monday, Jacques Parizeau indicated that his government had built a $19 billion reserve to prepare for a victory of the yes side in the October 1995 referendum.
Why would the Quebec government set up an emergency fund that is equivalent to the Bank of Canada reserve if, as the Parti Quebecois and the Bloc Quebecois have been claiming, sovereignty is not a source of concern for the financial markets?
Why did separatists choose not to tell Quebecers that they were ready to play Russian roulette with their savings?
How can Lucien Bouchard claim that he was not informed of the building of this reserve since he was the one designated by Jacques Parizeau to prepare the negotiations with Canada in the event of a victory of the yes side?
All these questions deserve an answer, and I address them directly to the BQ member for Roberval.