Mr. Speaker, had the two opposition parties given me a chance to complete my speech, they would no doubt have seen what I meant and understood better. Today, they have created interference in this chamber, infringing upon my right to give a 20-minute speech in its entirety.
Despite it all, we are prepared to work with Quebec to facilitate the transition to a harmonized sales tax.
We are certainly not going to negotiate with the Bloc Québécois, but we will negotiate with the Government of Quebec, a legitimately elected government.