Mr. Speaker, look out, look out, Lucien Bouchard is in China.
In 1994, the sovereignist leader of the Bloc Quebecois stated, in connection with the Canadian mission to China, that our Prime Minister, and I quote “has made a 180 degree turn and set a course that is guided by strictly commercial interests, thereby turning his back on protecting human rights”.
Lucien Bouchard also asked whether our Prime Minister would “allude to the oppressive policies of this dictatorial regime only in very polite terms and in private, on the—advice of his Minister of Foreign Affairs”.
Today, in 1907, as part of his own trade mission to China, the same sovereignist leader, but now Premier of Quebec, is planning to use courtesy and respect on this question. He does not want to see this mission turn into a big problem.
So, who then is telling the truth, Lucien Bouchard, 1994 version, or Lucien Bouchard, 1997 version? It seems as if what is sauce for the goose is not sauce for the gander, where principles are concerned. Will the real Lucien Bouchard please stand up.
I hope that the Bloc Quebecois, 1997 version, thinks the same way as the leader of its head office in Quebec.