Mr. Speaker, our government wanted negotiation and we committed to it in good faith.
The decision to break off negotiations was made by the Government of Quebec two weeks ago. The Government of Quebec stuck obstinately to its doctrinaire position on the right to withdraw with full compensation.
The Quebec National Assembly passed a unanimous resolution, which the Government of Quebec supported but chose to ignore when it wrote to the Prime Minister, still referring to its dogmatic position instead of the resolution adopted by the National Assembly.