Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to do a little review of history with the member across the way.
I would like to remind him that a few things happened between 1980 and 1996. There was the decision, in 1984, to send the federal Liberals packing. Quebec decided overwhelmingly to send Conservative MPs to Ottawa, one reason being that someone, somewhere, in 1982, signed the Constitution Act without the agreement of Quebec. Since that time, it has not been ratified by any Quebec government, whether led by Robert Bourassa or Daniel Johnson, and obviously not by any sovereignists.
Why was there a referendum in 1995? Because the sovereignists won the election in 1994. There was no coup d'état, nothing was imposed on anyone. We went to the people. We won the election by saying: "If you elect us, there will be a referendum on sovereignty".
The public gave the government this mandate. We held a referendum and obtained 49.4 per cent of the vote, with 93 per cent of the population voting. We say it again: we are going to give Quebecers an opportunity, in the next provincial election, to elect a party whose goal is sovereignty.