Mr. Speaker, as regards the millennium fund, there is no indication that the government intends to respect the jurisdiction of the Quebec government, which has been administering, for over 30 years, a loan and scholarship fund that is much more elaborate than those of the other provinces.
Yet, in December 1995, this government passed a motion on Quebec's distinct character and pledged to take note of it and act accordingly.
Why is the Prime Minister, who said the motion meant something, stubbornly trying to duplicate Quebec's own program, through a new standardized Canada-wide program?