Yes, it will be re-elected on November 30.
This shows how, with a Quebec government that can hold its own against and is taken seriously by the rest of Canada, mutually satisfactory agreements can be reached. That is not confrontation.
Let me remind you of what Jean Charest was saying in the early days of his campaign, when he was making very harsh remarks about the Prime Minister of Canada, the hon. member for Saint-Maurice; those were the words of a man who does not want to come to an agreement.
The PQ government is willing to sit down and negotiate those agreements that benefit the people of Quebec.
Instead of relying on dialogue, as it did with the marine park, the federal government is trying to establish marine conservation areas in spite of Quebec's jurisdiction over its territory and the environment.
Again, let me come back to this. As much as it pains me, this is the style of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and member for Hamilton East; it is her pattern, her approach.
This is a person who should be acting like a lady, but uses abusive language instead and hurls insults left and right in this place. That is unfortunate. How can we have a dialogue and reach any agreement with a person who does not want to? It takes two to tango, as we say. It is hard to tango when your partner will not even step onto the dance floor.
The minister is promoting confrontation instead of dialogue, as evidenced by Bill C-48. This is the pattern; nothing has changed, this is how it always is with this heritage minister. Therefore, we have no choice but to oppose this bill.
The second reason the Bloc Quebecois is opposed to this bill is because Heritage Canada is proposing to establish a new structure, marine conservation areas, which will duplicate Fisheries and Oceans Canada's marine protected areas and Environment Canada's marine protection zones. Simply put, the federal government is using three departments to infringe upon areas under Quebec's jurisdiction.
I would like to hear from members of other parties who represent Quebec. The Bloc Quebecois has 45 members here, but there are another 30 or so from other parties who also represent Quebec. I would like to hear what the four remaining Conservative members from Quebec think of this bill, which infringes upon Quebec's jurisdictions.
In conclusion, Heritage Canada is clearly acting arrogantly by claiming ownership of the sea floor where it would like to establish marine conservation areas. We suggested that Quebec and Ottawa reach bilateral agreements to allow, among other things, Quebec to keep its jurisdictions. Why will the federal government not sit at the table and talk? It is possible to reach an agreement. The Saguenay—St. Lawrence marine park is a model.
The federal government prefers to trample on Quebec's jurisdictions. The Bloc Quebecois will never support a bill that does not respect Quebec's jurisdictions. This is the reason why Quebeckers elected 54 Bloc Quebecois members in 1993.
A few days before the June 2, 1997 election, the current Quebec Liberal Party leader and former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party had promised, with a hand on his heart, to get 40 Conservative members elected in Quebec. He will have a hard time getting 40 Liberal MNAs elected on November 30. It is for these reasons that I am convinced Quebeckers will re-elect a PQ government on November 30.