Mr. Speaker, it is fairly clear from the words of the hon. member that he is not supporting the legislation currently in front of the House and that in the context of this debate he urges more time and more witnesses for the committee studying the bill.
I am one of those, and I think my constituents are among those who look back at the last referendum and say that we should look at the grouping that lost the last referendum. The oui side lost the last referendum. Was the question clear at that time? I personally do not think so. It was not a clear question. Did they lose clearly? Well, apparently not. If the oui had actually lost the last referendum clearly, it would not be pursuing the issue now.
The last referendum is a wonderful example of why the supreme court has said that for something as final as a separation of a region of this country from Canada we must have a clear majority and a clear question. When the process is over it has to be absolutely clear to those who have lost what has happened so there will not be a repeating process of referenda that will continue to undermine the entire country ad infinitum.
I would also ask a very short question. If 50% plus one is a majority, what is a clear majority?