Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in supporting the Calgary Declaration, Ontario's legislative assembly and the leaders of the three major Ontario parties expressed very forcefully the feelings of the people of Ontario towards those of Quebec. The three leaders spoke as great Canadians, as real statesmen.
Prime Minister Harris said “If we work together, Ontarians and Quebeckers can certainly keep this country united”.
Opposition leader, Dalton McGuinty, said:
“We believe that it is better to grow together than to grow apart”.
Finally, the leader of the NDP, Howard Hampton—