When an agreement of this nature was being negotiated, the governments of the day, both governments—because I hold the Government of British Columbia equally responsible—should have understood from the very beginning that if they wanted it accepted by the people of British Columbia they had to include the people of British Columbia in the negotiations so that there would be an acceptance level there.
Pendant les négociations sur cet accord, les gouvernements—et je pense aux deux paliers de gouvernement, parce que je tiens le gouvernement provincial aussi responsable—auraient dû comprendre dès le départ que, s'ils voulaient qu'il soit accepté par la population de la province, il fallait faire participer cette population aux négociations.
