Mr. Speaker, this is probably an extremely interesting question to ask, but the answer could be fraught with consequences.
I have a problem when I hear, for instance, my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska, and when I note all the questions he asked the minister yesterday in committee, and all the answers he got. We told the government on many occasions that nobody wanted to hear about it. Why also is it that the Prime Minister said “This is a small bill, it will go through fast; nobody is interested in it”. I wonder why, instead of striving for harmony and seeking some kind of agreement, the Liberal government constantly does its best to pour oil on the fire.
When, in committee, it tells our colleagues “We will see, we will decide later; we will work something out”, it leads one to believe that Quebec will never in a million years meet this government's requirements. As my colleague said, the percentage might not be to its liking. As for the clarity of the question, it look for someone who claims it is not clear. It is telling us that it will consult as long as—it is not written, but we can sense it—it has not found someone saying it is obscure. As our leader said this morning, funny enough, both times, in 1980 and in 1995, Mr. Trudeau and the current Prime Minister respectively told Quebecers “Remember, the question is clear. A yes vote is irreversible”.
So why is what is clear one day obscure the next? This is rather strange. So, this is what is going to happen: it will be obscure one day, and obscure the next, or rather, clear one day, and obscure the next. This government cannot be trusted. As my colleague said, this government has done nothing to save Canada. It gloats it is Canadian, but it does not even know what that means.