Mr. Speaker, I think there would be a pretty enthusiastic group in Newfoundland if we were to suspend the House in January and members came to Newfoundland and renegotiated the terms of the union. We would be pretty delighted to take back fisheries management and give the government health care and education and a few other things that we find it difficult to afford.
The whole business is very serious and I for one would be more than happy to see the deadline of December 5 extended somewhat, not ad infinitum, but until another time. Maybe a practical suggestion would be that when the House is not sitting in January and part of February to take some time and go to Newfoundland and do this thing properly. Certainly I think the people of Newfoundland would benefit from it and the whole House of Commons would as well.