Mr. Speaker, my question for the member for Rimouski—Mitis has to do with the allegation that has been made by the member and other members from the Bloc Quebecois about the federal incursion into the provincial sphere.
As the hon. member would I am sure know, our constitution provides for a federal spending power in areas where the federal government feels that a national priority exists.
It is very clear that when we are dealing with training and higher education in a global economy, if anything is a national priority, that is a national priority.
My question for the hon. member is why is it appropriate for the Government of Quebec to set up quasi embassies all over the world in flagrant disregard for our constitution which provides for a federal responsibility in the area of foreign affairs? Why is the member prepared to criticize the federal government in an area that is clearly within the federal government's responsibility? Why the double standard there?