Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I have listened from the beginning to the minister's lovely quotes. It is great to see that he has been reading. The problem is he may not have read the Bloc Québécois motion. Is he blinded by his partisanship? I will reread the motion to him:
That this House recognize that Quebeckers form a nation currently within Canada.
It does not say that Quebec is a nation. I agree with him, that would mean a sovereign state. We have said that Quebeckers form a nation, so that the Quebec people may be recognized as a nation. I would like him to read the Bloc Québécois motion as tabled with a very open mind.
The Bloc Québécois members are the most adept at defending the concept of the Quebec nation here in this House. We have seen this in the past. This is not the first time that we have tabled a motion.
The minister now realizes that it does not state that Quebec is a nation, but rather:
—Quebeckers form a nation currently within Canada.
I would like to know whether or not the minister will vote in favour of this motion, as the Bloc Québécois will do.