Mr. Speaker, if Quebec achieves sovereignty, then we will have 100% of the power, not just 22%.
According to Quebec's finance minister, Raymond Bachand, negotiations on compensation for harmonizing the QST and the GST are at a standstill because the Conservative government is demanding that Quebec give up its legislative power over taxation. This is another attack against the Quebec nation. The federal government owes Quebec $2.2 billion. It should give Quebec the same treatment as Ontario and British Columbia and reimburse this money.
Why require such an act of submission and resignation from Quebec?