Discussion · Oral Questions
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“In a democracy, winning means getting 50 percent of the vote plus one. That is the rule for our elections, and it is Quebec's law for a referendum. I want the Liberals to respect that rule.”
“Mr. Speaker, they were not that clear yesterday. We will say it again: Democracy means 50% of the votes plus one. That is the threshold everywhere, for the laws passed here, for elections, for the people who are here. It is the same for everyone. An attack on that is an attack, in Quebec’s case, on a people’s right to self-determination. It is an attack on Quebec’s Bill 99, which establishes the rule of 50% plus one for any referendum and which has stood up in court. It is an attack on the principle of free elections. Will the Liberals stop sliding toward authoritarianism and respect democracy?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, they were not that clear yesterday. We will say it again: Democracy means 50% of the votes plus one. That is the threshold everywhere, for the laws passed here, for elections, for the people who are here. It is the same for everyone. An attack on that is an attack, in Quebec’s case, on a people’s right to self-determination. It is an attack on Quebec’s Bill 99, which establishes the rule of 50% plus one for any referendum and which has stood up in court. It is an attack on the principle of free elections. Will the Liberals stop sliding toward authoritarianism and respect democracy?