Quote

Sovereignty was not an issue in this campaign. The sovereignty numbers that were there before the campaign are still there. Sovereignty is as alive as it was. But there is work to do to convince Quebecers.

From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada.

My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.

We do not want the Quebec nation to disappear.

Look, I think the worst case scenario is obvious. I think first of all it doesn't work for very long. It's an unstable government that raises taxes and destroys the image we're building for Canada as a strong place to invest.

If Quebecers want to keep the Canadian dollar, they'll keep it - and nobody can stop that, end of debate.

I want my own country, not against Canada but for Quebec.

I don't think Canada is very inexpensive anymore. I travel there all the time; it's rather on the expensive side. I think there's significant risk to the Canadian economy.

I keep wondering who defends Quebec identity: who defends sovereignty, the right of the people to express themselves freely.

Nonetheless, to the extent that terrorists have come into our country or suspected or known terrorists have entered our country across a border, it's been across the Canadian border. There are real issues there.