Mr. Speaker, I will start by answering the last comment. Should it become a legal text enshrined in the Constitution, in itself it would not confer any powers on anyone.
However, it would reflect the values on which this country must build. One of these values is certainly ensuring that each constituent part of this country can develop on the basis of its own identity and particular values. We know how important this is to Quebec. I gave the example of occupational training, which is but one example.
Here is another example. Bijuralism is an asset to Canada. It is a great advantage to have two legal systems in Canada, and so is having two official languages. But this bijuralism needs to be strengthened, especially now that we are expanding our relations with countries whose legal culture is different from ours, and this ability to understand two different legal cultures, based on the fact that we have two in our country, gives us an advantage on countries where there is only one legal tradition.
We have decided, and I will close with this, to better harmonize federal legislation with the Quebec civil code. This will be very good for Quebeckers and for all Canadians.