Mr. Speaker, in its presentation to the supreme court the federal government is quite clear on what it means with respect to the rule of law on this issue, but when it comes to what the federal government thinks about respecting the democratic will of Quebeckers on this question, the Prime Minister's position has been weak and unclear. This plays into the hands of the separatists and their new found friends.
When it comes to respecting the democratic will, does the government mean that if a majority of Quebeckers were to vote yes to a fair question in a fair process it would respect that decision, or does it mean something else?