Mr. Speaker, we in Quebec were happy to hear that negotiations would be held. There was mention of a starting point. I now realize that, for the minister, the starting point is the finishing line.
This is in keeping with the federalists' faultless logic. They say: "We are at the starting point in initiating negotiations"; they then turn around and say: "No, no, it is the finishing line". Thank you very much; that is quite interesting.
In the federal government's effort to reorganize the federation, does it not intend, in the final analysis, to reproduce the Charlotte-
town accord, since it is very similar? So the Charlottetown accord gets in through the back door, piece by piece. This agreement, need we remind the House, was rejected not only by Quebec but by all of Canada, as it was too much for some and not enough for others.