Madam Speaker, I do not think the proposed legislation is imposing a question.
It is quite clear that the province of Quebec can place a question on a ballot. The question this deals with is whether or not negotiations will follow the question and the referendum. I believe it has to be clearly stated as to what question is acceptable.
If the courts have said a clear question and a clear majority, then we have to determine in advance what a clear question is. It is based on the supreme court decision of a clear question that negotiations would begin with the rest of Canada and the province of Quebec or any province that chooses to leave.
This legislation, to my understanding, does not prevent the province of Quebec from drafting its own question. It is a question of whether it will be clear about the question it puts before—