“Madam Speaker, I was unable to hear my colleague’s entire speech, but he said certain things that deserve to be acknowledged. First, he spoke about Daniel Johnson, leader of the Union Nationale and premier of Quebec from 1966 to 1968, who passed away on the day the magnificent Manic‑5 generating station was due to be inaugurated. I would like to point out that today marks exactly 60 years since Mr. Johnson was elected. Some will recall that this 1966 election was particularly notable because there was an incredible discrepancy between the percentage of votes and the percentage of MNAs elected. There was the famous question posed by Pierre Nadeau to Daniel Johnson on election night. Mr. Nadeau asked him whether he was aware that Premier Lesage did not recognize the victory. Mr. Johnson replied that, although Jean Lesage might not recognize the victory, he himself recognized that he had won. My colleague also spoke of the Constitution. I agree with his remarks. The Constitution must be respected. The Constitution quite clearly defines federal and provincial jurisdictions. When it is followed, things go well. To support this claim, I would remind the House that, during the 1981 constitutional debate, Conservative Party leader Mr. Clark allowed the provinces to join the debate. Speaking of Mr. Clark, I want to mention that today is his 87th birthday. Does my colleague know that, although Quebec never signed the Constitution, which is extremely unfortunate for all of Quebec, it nevertheless managed to take full control over its affairs? I have to say that I would not have signed either. That said, let us hope that jurisdictions will be respected, which has not been the case over the past 11 years.”
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Madam Speaker, Thanks · 32 wordsI thank the member for his question, which was very long but very interesting.It is always interesting to dialogue with colleagues who are cultured and give historical dates.It is wonderful.ThanksClaims · 36 wordsIt is quite a coincidence that I am talking about Mr. Johnson when it is the 60th anniversary of when he was first elected and, at the same time it is also Mr. Clark’s 87th birthday.12Aside · 9 wordsI had not made the connection.This is wonderful.AsideClaims · 111 wordsMy colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk said that Quebec has been able to thrive.Fortunately, Quebec developed its own autonomy by introducing the single tax return, among other things.My colleague will be happy to hear me mention Maurice Duplessis, who established that.3People often talk about Mr. Duplessis in a negative light, but he also had a very positive side, which in no way detracts from his darker side.He did, after all, get some things done, and Quebec has developed gradually.We have been developing on our own.My colleague says we can grow to our full potential, but in this case, we will be growing at 16.6% instead of 22%.Positioning · 14 wordsWe manage to get things done because we are very smart and very strong.PositioningReasoning · 32 wordsThe day we become independent and have full control of our finances, people will be very impressed by everything we manage to achieve and by how quickly we manage to do it.
