Mr. Speaker, it is really strange to hear a former Quebec MNA ask when the Quebec premier will decide to call an election.
First, it is up to the premier of Quebec to decide when he is going to call an election. This will surely happen during the coming year.
Here is my answer to the hon. member's first question: it is the provincial Liberal leader, Jean Charest, who refused to be party to the coalition. He thus showed an incredible lack of vision and inability for someone who wants to realize the best interests of Quebec. Because of his partisanship, his militancy, he refused to make use of such an important commission that submitted real data. He is making a terrible mistake, and this goes to prove how unsuited he is to be the premier of Quebec.
It is time for people to realize that this person—you gave me the opportunity to say so—does have duties and should read the report. He himself recognized there was a fiscal imbalance but today he is refusing to make use of an essential instrument like the Séguin Commission. So I fail to see how this man could ever lead Quebec.