Mr. Speaker, I have just heard the minister say that we must protect citizens' rights. But a parliament must also, unquestionably, respect citizens' wishes. In order to understand his argument better, I would like to propose a totally opposite scenario to him.
Let us imagine that the conclusions of the committee, the formation of which is referred to in the motion before us, were contrary to the intentions of the people of Newfoundland as expressed in the referendum. What should we conclude about our parliamentary system and about a federalism that no longer respected the will of the people?