I keep wondering who defends Quebec identity: who defends sovereignty, the right of the people to express themselves freely.
The best thing is not to think about [separatism]. [People in Alberta] don't even want to engage in talking pros and cons and why people feel this way.
Well, I am trying to put Quebec in its place - and the place of Quebec is in Canada, nowhere else.
Confederation is a compact, made originally by four provinces but adhered to by all the nine provinces who have entered it, and I submit to the judgment of this house and to the best consideration of its members, that this compact should not be lightly altered.
Ottawa gives to foreigners, Duplessis gives to his province.
English Canada must clearly understand that, whatever is said or done, Québec is, today and forever, a distinct society, that is free and able to assume [the control of] its destiny and its development.
We want an independent Quebec within a strong and united Canada.
It is imperative to take the initiative, to build firewalls around Alberta, to limit the extent to which an aggressive and hostile federal government can encroach upon legitimate provincial jurisdiction.
