Mr. Speaker, recently I rose in the House to report on the Liberal government's shameless support of separatism in the election of standing committee vice-chairs.
At that time 33 out of 34 Liberals had supported separatists over federalists. The 19 committee elections are now over and the tally is Bloc, 18 vice-chairs and one chair; Reform, zero. This separatist sweep was accomplished with the support of of 91 Liberal MPs who time after time blindly followed the direction of their whip and voted for the Bloc.
These results are not only a slap in the face to the over 20 million committed federalists in the country, they are an insult to all Canadians who believed the Liberal red book promise to reform Parliament and govern with dignity.
The actions of the government during these elections bring forth what Tommy Douglas said more than 30 years ago. Listen up, guys: "The Liberals talk about stable government, but we did not know how bad the stable was going to smell".