Madam Speaker, I agree that Quebec inspires us. I am inspired by Quebec. I think Canada is a better place because of Quebec. I truly love the fact that Quebec is a part of Canada. In fact, my family and I spend a lot of time in Quebec during the summer months and ski there in the winter. We have a place in Lac-Sainte-Marie and love that Quebec is part of Canada.
The member talks about the deficit and the amount of debt that has been added. If Quebec had been an independent country, it would have had to put its own measures in place, spend its own money and run deficits to support its citizens during this time.
Does he not see that by unifying together and being one united force throughout the country, we are in a much better place? We can weather this storm together, collectively, as opposed to independently, as provinces would have to do otherwise.