Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Charlevoix for his eloquent remarks. He reminded the House that these points of argument do not stand anymore. If there is political instability in Canada right now, it is because one of the people of this country did not sign the constitution.
As long as this issue remains unresolved, there will be what has been called “political instability”, but it will not affect only the province of Quebec.
Let me establish a link between political instability, or so-called political instability, and our economic situation by reminding the House that, many, many years ago, at the time the hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest is referring to, in the 70s, people often told us that in a sovereign Quebec, the Quebec dollar would only be worth 70 cents.
The No side won and the Canadian dollar is now only worth 63 cents. Should we have voted Yes so that our dollar would now be worth 70 cents instead of remaining part of Canada with a dollar worth 63 cents? That is the question I am asking the hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest.