Madam Speaker, my question for the member opposite concerns a point I made when I spoke on behalf of my party this morning.
I said that there is a lot of opposition right now in the provinces. Ontario has said definitely no. Quebec has said definitely no. Certainly Saskatchewan and British Columbia are leaning that way. No other province I know of has signed a letter of intent to join the plan.
I thought we lived in a federation. Here we have something that deals with both federal and provincial jurisdictions. I believe very strongly in co-operative federalism. I noticed that the member did not comment on that although it is a very important aspect of this.
We are getting to the time when the Quebec election writ will be dropped very shortly. That gets into the question of national unity and perceptions in the province of Quebec about this super agency.
I would like the member opposite to comment on whether or not she is satisfied with the enthusiasm, or lack thereof, of the provinces. None have joined this and the two biggest provinces which represent about two-thirds of the population have said that they will not be part of this agency.