Madam Speaker, Lavoisier said, “Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.”
The money that the federal government gives Quebec represents taxes paid by Quebeckers. It is not a gift.
The Bloc Québécois certainly does not think of Quebec as a minor player. On the contrary, for the Bloc, Quebec is a major player, and we hold Quebeckers in such esteem that we believe they are capable of seizing control of their own destiny. Does that mean that we hate Canada? Absolutely not. It is just that we are different and we deserve our own country.