Mr. Speaker, the minister is not a professor any more. This is not an academic question. It is a real and growing issue.
Yesterday, a resolution was presented in Alberta to mandate that province to negotiate Senate reforms. Therefore, two different provinces on two different constitutional issues are following the court's advice.
The federal government actively sought the Supreme Court opinion in its reference. The court said, negotiate. It did not say, discuss. In the case of Newfoundland and Labrador, a formal resolution has been passed.
In this case, does the minister accept that Canada has a binding obligation, as the court says, to go to the negotiating table?