Mr. Speaker, my regards to my colleague, and congratulations on his long-standing political involvement and on his election as the member for Repentigny.
The member knows very well that the issue that we are discussing today was raised during the election campaign. All the facts were known during the campaign and even during the leaders' debate. The leader of the Bloc Québécois put the question directly to the Liberal leader, who fumbled and was unable to give a clear answer. This happened in the middle of the debate. Ten minutes later, all the commentators gave their opinions on the debate and, lo and behold, five panellists on the state‑run news network said the Liberal leader had won, even though the leader of the Bloc Québécois had clearly raised the issue.
My question is this: How can the member for Repentigny accept the fact that, even though Quebeckers knew all this, they elected 44 members who have been particularly quiet today in this debate—