Mr. Speaker, today's convening of the supreme court hearings on the question of Quebec's unilateral declaration of independence proved once and for all that the Liberal government is void of positive solutions for Canada's unity problem.
The Liberal government, with the support of the Reform Party's legion of doom and gloom, has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to lay down the law on what is clearly a political question. Which difficult political question will the Liberals refer next to the supreme court, the fiscal dividend, employment, health care or Iraq?
This reckless referral to the supreme court gives separatists yet another weapon to hammer the cause of national unity. By abdicating their basic responsibility, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs are simply parroting the divisive line of Reform. The government must instead display vision and necessary political steps to ensure that all Canadians are unified into the 21st century.