As well, I think if you look at what's happening in the country today, I read that Ontario has slipped below the national average in terms of GDP. When you look at the equalization-receiving provinces and the dollars per capita they have to work with, and the dollars per capita the Ontario government has to work with, there's not very much difference—and this is what's causing the Government of Ontario to carry on.
On October 24th, 2006. See this statement in context.