Val Meredith on An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession Reference

In the House of Commons on December 14th, 1999. See this statement in context.

An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession ReferenceGovernment Orders

December 14th, 1999 / 4 p.m.

Reform

Val Meredith Reform South Surrey—White Rock—Langley, BC

Madam Speaker, alienation from the rest of Canada is not unique to Quebec. The hon. member should try living in British Columbia on the other side of the Rockies to know what real alienation is all about.

If the Bloc members feel so strongly about the people of Quebec knowing what the issue is, why would they argue about putting a clear question before the people? Why would they feel that there is something wrong with saying to the people of Quebec “Do you want to leave Canada or do you want to stay in Canada?” If they do not have a problem with the discussion they are having with the people of Quebec, then why not put a clear question that everybody can live with?

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