The Liberal Party's performance also improved in Lac-Saint-Jean where it received 8 per cent more votes. We were very proud of that fact.
I want to speak about what happened last weekend. It takes real intellectual dishonesty not to recognize, in the resolution adopted by the party at that meeting, that the objective of the Liberal Party of Canada is to have the resolution defining the principles of the distinct society enshrined in the Constitution. That is what the resolution that was voted on said.
In fact, I cannot understand this sudden attachment to the words "distinct society", which our friends across the way have always despised. As a Quebecer, I can tell you that I am perfectly prepared to work with you toward enshrining distinct society in the Canadian Constitution. But do you really believe that the words "distinct society" truly reflect the reality, when, just a while ago, you were telling me that it was an empty shell?
Enough is enough; such hypocrisy has to stop. It is no use crying over something you have already rejected. Do not interfere with our work and, hopefully, we will find better words, if those ones do not adequately reflect what the rest of Canada thinks. What I want is for Quebec and the special, unique, particular and distinct role it plays in Canada and North America to be recognized by the rest of Canada and enshrined in the Constitution. I got into politics to see this Canada emerge in the next-