Mr. Speaker, I did listen attentively and with interest.
I to the hon. member that we want Quebec to stay within Canada for reasons that are emotional. I did not realize we could buy the support of a province or that we should be buying a province to stay in our country. It is a question of opportunity. It is a question of the ability of a provincial government, through the jurisdictions given to it in the BNA act or the Constitution Act of 1867, to enhance and stimulate an economy, to control its natural resources and to look after its people through health, social services and education. It is not to pass that responsibility on to the federal government. I thought we agreed with hon. colleagues from the Bloc on that issue.
I find it interesting the member would bring in the issue of immigrants from Hong Kong and from Taiwan who have come to Canada. What he has not said is that although people moved to British Columbia and settled there they left their money in the province of Quebec. Quebec benefited from the economic well-being of these people. They invested their money in Quebec and they got $90 million for resettlement of these investor immigrants. They did not stay there. They came to British Columbia. British Columbia ended up using our resources while Quebec got the benefit of their investments. I am glad to clarify that for members of the House.