Fine opening message, Mr. Speaker.
The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs is impressed by authoritative arguments. Yet, he quoted Claude Castonguay this week in defence of the social union. Here is what Claude Ryan thinks of Mr. Castonguay's remark, and I quote “He is the only one to express such a favourable opinion”.
My question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. Does the minister realize he does not have many friends left in his camp to share and defend Ottawa's centralizing vision of Quebec?