Madam Speaker, we in the Bloc Quebecois were elected and re-elected in 1997 to promote sovereignty in Quebec and to defend the interests of Quebeckers.
Without the presence of the Bloc in the current debate, the interests of Quebeckers would not be defended. This government, which claims to be just, is treating Quebec unjustly.
Quebec is the only province to really apply the Young Offenders Act as it should be applied. The federal government owes the Government of Quebec $77 million for applying the legislation of this government—