Mr. Speaker, it makes me laugh to hear the member saying the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs defends the interests of Quebeckers. It does not swell my confidence at all. We have a hard time understanding him, here in the House.
He landed in Quebec last week to try to explain the budget, when he has a hard time understanding the Canadian Constitution. It is clear. Education, health and municipalities are provincial. It is easy to give out figures, as the member for Beauce has just done. It is easy to treat us as separatists. I know no Quebeckers who do not want to become increasingly sovereignist in this province.
When we get taken, as was the case in the recent budget, when we see the social union, they can talk all they want about transparency. When were we consulted about investing only $150 million? The Prime Minister did not even honour his signature. And what about social union: a fine bit of blackmail. “We need you in the next election. We need you to fight the sovereignists. We will give you money. A million dollars in Ontario, a bit to B.C. and to Alberta”. Do people find that fair and equitable?
These people must be more responsible when they speak in the House of Commons.