Mr. Speaker, much as the hon. member wants it to be, the issue here is not whether the population of Quebec can express itself freely. That has never been in doubt. We have had two referenda in the past and if the present Government of Quebec has its way, there will likely be a third I suppose. However, that is not the issue.
The real issue is that the present Government of Quebec states that right after the referendum, if the result is what it wants, the present legal order will come to an end and it will unilaterally walk away from Canada, from this country. That is simply out of the question.