Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to the debate from the very beginning, and I think the last Liberal speaker gave us a very good illustration of the Liberal position. Liberals are stuck with symbols of the past, they are looking to the past, and they have a hard time getting involved in modern debates that are forward looking, because they feel threatened and they are afraid of coming to grips with their own identity.
In his remarks, the hon. member has never mentioned economic arguments or the impact on exports, which would make an interesting debate, or the transition to be made if we are to have a new currency. There is not a single economic argument in his remarks. His favorite words were pride, symbols, and value. That reminds me a lot of the debate on free trade.
Here is my question to the hon. member. Since he said that our currency represents his pride of being Canadian, his identity, the sense of belonging he feels when he looks at the Canadian dollar, could he explain why this proud symbol represents the Queen of England? Is that symbol of the past what makes him so proud of being Canadian? He is not even able to have on his own currency more proper symbols of Canadian culture.