Mr. Speaker, once again we are using coloured language, coloured words. We should stick to the text of the treaty and the basic assumption, which is not questioned, by the way, by the Nisga'a, the provincial government or the federal government, that it operates within the constitution and subject to the constitution. On the only thing remaining in relation to the Quebec government, we can consider on the merits what is being proposed, but if Quebec takes us out of the constitution, then we recognize that a fundamental change has occurred. The difference is as between night and day in the two situations.
In the House of Commons on June 3rd, 1999. See this statement in context.