Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to the speech by the hon. member, who pointed out that three referendums were held on this issue in the last 20 years.
Let me remind the House that the 1992 referendum was held at the request of the federal government in an attempt to renew the federal system, and it did not work.
The 1980 and 1995 referendums were held by governments that had received a mandate to do so, and every time they acted they had the support of the people.
The Bloc Quebecois members sitting in this House were elected in 1997 and make up the majority of elected representatives from Quebec. They received their mandates after the 1995 referendum. The current Quebec government was elected last year, just a year ago, and clearly stated its determination to have a referendum on sovereignty, because it is the only way for Quebec to sort out its relationship with the rest of Canada and to break out from under the yoke of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Is the hon. member not aware that the will of Quebecers is being systematically ignored by the federal government, which is making no attempt to find some way to keep Quebec within the federation?
The federal government is making no effort toward this end. It only tries to confine Quebec in a neat little box, which explains why all Quebecers are expressing their dissatisfaction.
What does the hon. member have to say to Quebecers about this?