Mr. Speaker, I did not think it was my turn to give a speech. If I had known, I would not have fought to ask a question so quickly. I would have saved a few punches for my speech. In any case, I will be repeating some of what I said.
I am pleased to rise in the House now to speak to the motion we are moving on our opposition day today. I will read the text, which has three parts:
That the House call on the government to apologize to those whose land was expropriated in Mirabel, to acknowledge the collective trauma these expropriations caused for thousands of Quebeckers who were forced to abandon their homes, their communities and their livelihoods, and to urge the government not to undertake such expropriations again without public consultation, social licence and appropriate compensation.
I might have personally added something else. Now I am not proposing an amendment today, but if I had a fourth point to add, it would be this: To remove Pierre Elliott Trudeau's name from the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, which is our gateway to the world, and give it to the Mirabel airport, so it would be renamed the Mirabel-Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport. Why not give the name of a complete failure to a monument that is just as much of a failure? It seems to me that this would be more appropriate, since he was the one responsible for the mess in 1969. It would also reflect his function as usurper, as well as his role in completely disrespecting people's rights. This is the same man who, in October 1970, locked up poets and free thinkers without a warrant. That is the point I would have added. I am just throwing that out there to my colleagues.
Mr. Speaker, regrettably, I am hearing some discussions. Can we ask members to take their discussions outside?