Mr. Speaker, I am happy to respond to such demagogic and terrible remarks. First, I will say to the hon. member making these ridiculous comments that the Bloc Quebecois supported the establishment of the Saguenay—St. Lawrence marine park. So we are not so bad after all.
Second, he is comparing provincial jurisdictions with municipal jurisdictions. Perhaps he too neglected to read the Canadian Constitution. Even though we did not sign it, we can read it to him. His culture is lacking, so we will improve it a bit. I will quote for him some parts of section 91.
Section 91 states that:
—the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next herein-after enumerated; that is to say,
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Navigation and Shipping;
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Quarantine and the Establishment and Maintenance of Marine Hospitals;
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Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries;
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Ferries—
—between a Province and any British or Foreign Country or between Two Provinces.
In addition, the jurisdiction of Quebec is further recognized in the British North America Act of 1867 under sections 92 and 92A.
When a member, whether from the Liberal Party, the Reform Party, the Bloc Quebecois or any other party, objects to the fact that we want to respect this Constitution, at least as long as we live within Canada, and says that a province, whether it is Quebec or any other province, only has jurisdiction to deal with municipal problems, it is a shame for Parliament, a shame for this party and a shame for Canadians.