Mr. Speaker, all of Quebec reacted strongly and condemned the comments made this week by the Prime Minister on the fiscal imbalance, and his statement on the uselessness of the Quebec delegations.
Support was voiced everywhere, including in all of Quebec's political parties and the business and cultural worlds, stressing the work done by Quebec diplomats to serve the best interests of Quebec and Quebeckers.
Not only did the Prime Minister bring about this unanimous opposition, he also succeeded in showing that his government was incapable of responding with rigour to analyses demonstrating that the fiscal imbalance is real.
The Prime Minister resorted to a joke inspired by his contempt for Quebec to respond to the Quebec consensus on the fiscal imbalance, but this will not enable the government to evade its responsibilities.
The Bloc Quebecois has always been there to protect Quebec and Quebeckers. Again, I say to the Prime Minister that his statements are a source of motivation for us to continue to fight for Quebec.