Madam Speaker, I listened to my colleague and associate. He said that we had introduced this motion on an opposition day today because we want sovereignty. I would have liked him to be a little more logical. I would have liked the House to stick to the issue at hand, because it smells to high heaven.
One of their own, Marc Lalonde, said “Look, I do not think we should go that route”. And now my colleague says “The minister is carrying out consultations, but calm down, that does not mean he will change the regulations”.
Will he be able to assure me sometime in the future that the minister will not make any changes? He will not be able to give me any assurances. He will skate around the issue. He will say anything.
I said that this is dangerous. Can we have the assurance that security will be enhanced and that the air rates will not go up? Of course not. They say almost anything. When we ask questions, they do not even answer. Such behaviour in the House of Commons goes against the spirit of democract. And flouting democracy in the House of Commons, that is serious business. What was said earlier about the Bloc was an insult to the constituents not only of Matapédia—Matane but of each and every riding. There are 44 of us here. It was an insult to all the people of Quebec.
I ask my colleague opposite to apologize, because my constituents will just not take it. I ask him if he can assure us that the 10% rule will not be changed. Can he confirm that security will be enhanced, that the rates will at least remain the same and that in remote areas the level of service will be maintained?