Mr. Speaker, the question is too hypothetical to answer.
All that can be said is that, with respect to the present Government of Quebec, Premier Bouchard said during the last election campaign that he was not in the business of renewing federalism. This statement was repeated yesterday by Quebec's Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
The Government of Quebec therefore has no credibility on this score. In any event, Quebecers, like all Canadians, do not want a referendum. I therefore expect governments to listen to Quebecers as they would listen to all Canadians.