MINISTER STÉPHANE DION RESPONDS TO THE
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY JACQUES BRASSARD

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, November 19, 1997 – On November 12, Quebec's Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr. Jacques Brassard, made a ministerial statement on the territorial integrity of Quebec. The President of the Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr. Stéphane Dion, responded in writing today to Mr. Brassard.

Mr. Dion's letter is attached.

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