Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the recollections as he went historically through what has brought us up to where we are today. I must commend him because I appreciated it. It was like sitting at university again and scribbling down some notes.
I am not here to quarrel with anything said by the hon. gentleman. Historically I believe he is most accurate. The question in my mind is not one of checking the dates but rather it is this. Is there any other way Quebec could receive everything that has the obvious support of its majority? Is there any other legal way this could take place without touching that part of section 93 of the BNA act? If there were a way, if the charter could do it, for the sake of the rest of the provinces I would encourage the member with his wisdom, knowledge and background to lend more support to that. Let us not tear away at something the rest of the provinces feel is valuable.