In his reply, the Minister of Justice started by referring to a national referendum and now mentions he has other commitments, so could he put all his cards on the table and tell us whether he intends to have a national referendum with his "rule of law" in which everyone outside Quebec will be able to determine the future of Quebec? We had conscription, and we had Meech. Is this going to be another example of so-called democracy?
In the House of Commons on September 26th, 1996. See this statement in context.