Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.
Last Friday, the federal government revealed its argument in its reference to the Supreme Court. As always, the language is irresponsible and provocative. All it is capable of doing, in fact, is subscribing to the opinion of an expert, who holds that, and I quote: "The only way for an entity to secede unilaterally is by traditional means, which involves winning a war of independence, as did Bangladesh-".
Will the minister acknowledge that his government is acting irresponsibly in taking an extremist position and raising the spectre of civil war?