Their place in Quebec is extremely important. They were builders of Quebec; they were builders and still are builders of Quebec's society. I believe in a society that is inclusive. When I entered politics in 1998, I, for one, saw in the PQ's mind that there were different kinds of Quebecers. There were the Great Quebecers, the Good Quebecers and the Bad Quebecers. I was one of the Bad Quebecers in their view, because I was a federalist, the Great Quebecers being Levesque, the former leaders of the PQ and certain nationalist leaders. The Good Quebecers were the sovereigntists and the nationalists while the bad Quebecers were the rest of us. I don't like that kind of society where we try to divide citizens in that way. I believe in a more united society, in a more coherent society and in the case of Quebec in an inclusive society.

I respect the Anglophones and I want to take this opportunity to point out that most of them made real efforts in the past to accept that French was the public language in Quebec. They made real efforts to be an integral part of a society that define itself as mainly francophone. But a society where French is the public language does not mean that respect for the rights of Anglophones should be forgotten. I believe that they should be given an important place in society. I believe in the full recognition of their rights.

Their place in Quebec is extremely important. They were builders of Quebec; they were builders and still are builders of Quebec's society. I believe in a society that is inclusive. When I entered politics in 1998, I, for one, saw in the PQ's mind that there were different kinds of Quebecers. There were the Great Quebecers, the Good Quebecers and the Bad Quebecers. I was one of the Bad Quebecers in their view, because I was a federalist, the Great Quebecers being Levesque, the former leaders of the PQ and certain nationalist leaders. The Good Quebecers were the sovereigntists and the nationalists while the bad Quebecers were the rest of us. I don't like that kind of society where we try to divide citizens in that way. I believe in a more united society, in a more coherent society and in the case of Quebec in an inclusive society.

I respect the Anglophones and I want to take this opportunity to point out that most of them made real efforts in the past to accept that French was the public language in Quebec. They made real efforts to be an integral part of a society that define itself as mainly francophone. But a society where French is the public language does not mean that respect for the rights of Anglophones should be forgotten. I believe that they should be given an important place in society. I believe in the full recognition of their rights.