Mr. Speaker, Quebec has the legitimacy required to democratically make its own societal choices.
That is why it is unacceptable for the federal government to threaten to attack the notwithstanding clause. The notwithstanding clause is the only provision that guarantees to Quebec and the provinces that the federal government and the judges it appoints will not be the only ones to decide what we have the right to do in our province.
The Quebec premier stated that it was a direct attack on the ability of our nation to protect its collective rights.
Will Ottawa back off?