There they go harping from their seats. We have a member from the Liberals yelling, “Don't pay off the mortgage”. Can we believe this?
In the House today we have members from the Atlantic provinces and the Liberals rising in their seats bellyaching about what the Conservatives have done and yet when push comes to shove they want to do exactly the same which is to ignore the wishes of Canadians, ignore the needs of the regions, and in fact put all the money against the debt as opposed to building this country.
That is the root of this problem. That is why we are in the mess we are today. I say, a pox on both their houses.
Let us get beyond political expediency. Let us for once get beyond this tit for tat and trying to score points, and decide among us all that we have to fix this problem. Let us agree now to keep the accords, keep the deal with Saskatchewan, and then get to applying a formula in terms of equalization that will hold us in good stead for many years to come.
What is fundamental to us all is the future of this country. What is at stake is the unity of this country.