Mr. Speaker, in yesterday's throne speech, the government spoke of the next referendum in Quebec saying, and I quote:
But as long as the prospect of another Quebec referendum exists, the Government will exercise its responsibility to ensure that the debate is conducted with all the facts on the table, that the rules of the process are fair, that the consequences are clear, and that Canadians, no matter where they live, will have their say in the future of their country.
My question is for the Prime Minister or rather the Deputy Prime Minister, since the Prime Minister is not here.
Will the Prime Minister acknowledge that the next referendum in Quebec will be held under the Quebec referendum act and thus the rules will be those set out in Quebec legislation and not those the Prime Minister might want to impose?