Mr. Speaker, each provincial government will decide what form of consultation it will use. At this point, it seems obvious that each government will opt for different methods.
There are many ways to consult the public. We think that we can consult the public if necessary. I never said we would do so, and we never determined what form this would take.
We are perfectly happy to see the provinces select different methods to consult their citizens, and we hope that at some point they will adopt resolutions in their respective legislative assemblies, each province according to its own lights.
As I said before, as soon as they have presented these resolutions, a similar resolution will be put before this House, and then we will discuss—