Mr. Speaker, history has shown that, when two peoples exist within a single nation, they each come to understand that it is in their mutual interest to separate. This was the case with the Austrians and the Hungarians before the 1914-18 war. It was also the case with the Swedes and the Norwegians at the turn of the century and, more recently, with the Czechs and the Slovaks.
I imagine my hon. colleague denies Quebec's right to separate. Perhaps he could tell me if it is because he does not consider Quebecers a people?