Mr. Speaker, I wish the budget had done that. I wish the Conservatives had kept their commitments to Nova Scotia and to Newfoundland and Labrador in this budget, but they clearly did not. They promised that they would not cap those revenues, that they would not cap equalization for those two provinces, but they have done so.
My hon. colleague talks about the record and what was said and what was not said. I do not know if he heard my speech. I clearly quoted his own Conservative members from Newfoundland and Labrador who have acknowledged that they have broken their promise. They have acknowledged that they tried to convince the government to keep non-renewable resource revenues out, but they failed. The government's own members have acknowledged it, yet how can they possibly have the temerity to stand here and suggest these things now? It is unbelievable.