Madam Speaker, I agree with my colleague from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. I think the government took that opportunity to acquire more control over the rights and freedoms of citizens. It also took the opportunity to try to rake in more revenues.
As we know, when something negative happens, there is always a positive side. An example—and it was raised by colleagues in this place this morning—is the airport safety tax. Without first carrying out any studies, the government announced “that it would collect a $24 tax at airports and that it would put that in its budget”.
The government did not take advantage of the events of September 11 just to interfere with individual rights and freedoms: It also took the opportunity to generate additional revenues for itself.
We have condemned this measure, and we will remain vigilant. I want to reassure my colleague from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière that anytime the federal government interferes with individual rights and freedoms in Quebec or Canada, it will find a party standing in its way, and that party is the Bloc Quebecois.