Yes, I can be against that. I will say why and I hope my colleagues opposite will understand. I also hope Canadians will see the political motives behind this type of motion and will see once again that what we have before us is, on the one hand, an show of opportunism on the part of the Bloc Quebecois and, on the other hand, a show of arrogance on their part. They always claim to know what French speaking Canadians outside Quebec want. They want a divorce and, at the same time, they want to be the spokepersons for the spouse they intend to divorce. That is the Bloc Quebecois' attitude toward all of us who live outside Quebec. That is what we are seeing.
We heard the hon. member for Rimouski-Témiscouata say in the past that francophones outside Quebec had vanished. "The francophones-poof", she said.
We were told to mind our own business as francophones outside Quebec when we wanted to keep the critical mass of francophones in the country. We were told all kinds of things, we were scorned, and separatists still continue to do so. It is this same scornful attitude we are seeing today in the House, as shown in the motion of the member for Québec-Est, unfortunately supported by some of his colleagues.