Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the debate. I find it a fascinating discussion so far. I cannot help but think about what this place would look like if we were filled with political eunuchs.
We have seen many times in the past legislation passed that makes this place irrelevant. To call us a palace of eunuchs makes me nervous. I cannot help but think about this when I listen to my friends in the Bloc. In my judgment they seem to be advocating some sort of Quebec as a banana republic, with no control over its monetary policy, no control over the value of its currency and abandoning decisions on these crucial matters to others.
Are members of the Bloc Quebecois prepared to give up any sense of sovereignty over currency? Is this an extension of their zealous approach to NAFTA and all of the other implications of a free trade agreement?