Mr. Speaker, the debate on the partition of a sovereign Quebec is getting people worked up, particularly since the partitionists have the official support of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Let us not beat about the bush. A debate at this point is irresponsible and puts the extremists in the spotlight. Both the Bloc Quebecois and the Parti Quebecois categorically reject those advocating violence to achieve their political goals, like Raymond Villeneuve and his extremist movement.
However, the federalist camp has its fair share of extremists too. Jim MacKenzie, an acknowledged partitionist, is raising a fuss and threatening municipal officials with guerrilla tactics if they do not support his proposals for hacking up a sovereign Quebec.
The debate on Quebec's political future was much healthier when federalist extremists were not officially sanctioned by the Liberal government. What are the Liberals waiting for to dissociate themselves publicly from the partitionist movement?