Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that the Prime Minister intends to change the rules of the game in Quebec's next referendum.
On the evening of the 1995 referendum, the Prime Minister of Canada said, and I quote: “In a democracy the people are always right. Tonight there is only one winner: the people”. On that evening, he recognized that 50.5% was a democratic result.
My question is for the Prime Minister. How does he square what he said on the evening of the last referendum with his plan to unilaterally modify the rules of democracy, which are recognized and accepted worldwide?
Is it only democratic for the Prime Minister if he wins?