There are two sides to every coin: on one side, an important role is played by the provision of information by the European Union or local institutions, but on the other side, it is very important for the population to have access, to know how to obtain such information and facts and how to deal with them.

Hon. Marjory LeBreton (Leader of the Government and Secretary of State (Seniors)): The Honourable Senator Mahovlich is quite right in saying that senators on both sides of the chamber expressed their dismay over both incidents, the fact that an ambulance was stopped by United States customs officials and the situation where Canadian firefighters were rushing to assist in putting out a fire on the U.S. side of the border.

Then, a moment later, a thought occurred to me and I said to her: "But what if, when I get to Brussels, they ask me for a euro with a Belgian face on and they will not accept a euro with an Italian or a Greek face on, and so on and so forth?" In other words, would it not be better for the euro to be the same on both sides?

I would like to again express my astonishment on this, but this time about both sides (1705) While the third party in the House tries to diminish the importance of the work of the official opposition by saying that you do not have to be a member of the official opposition to be vice-chairman in this House, the new Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs-I think I am allowed to mention his name since he has not been elected yet, Stéphane Dion-says: ``The distinct society status is not really a special status and will not bring any special powers''.

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Do you not think that the public will be even more worried about the extremes of the pendulum, namely all-pervasive globalization on the one hand, and national identity?