It argues that Canada ought to divest itself of Quebec on the grounds that its political culture of ethno-nationalism is incompatible with the political pluralism of the rest of Canada. I don't know why Reed wrote that kind of book. But it's his idea and good for him. But I guess there's always a minority, like a minority of separatists, who think something else. But I don't think the book will have any impact.
Parliament is there to show leadership for the Canadian people, to help in communication.
And I think that's part of the problem that we have here with Quebec. Quebec wants a new partnership, British Columbia wants a new partnership. No one wants the status quo. And it's up to Parliament to start showing some leadership. But it has to be in a way that is not ethnocentric and more as kind of a civic nationalism, Quebec as one of the linguistic groupings in Canada into which immigrants come and learn a particular language.