Thank you very much.
I'd like to speak with the minister from Saskatchewan, Mr. Thomson. One of the issues we know is looming on the horizon is the fiscal imbalance and equalization. Some of us are worried that the federal government might simply be using the language of fiscal imbalance and announcing an intention to redress it, as well as correct the equalization formula, as a way to dump and run: to offload federal responsibilities and get out of as much government as possible, suggesting that it belongs in the hands of the provinces.
I'm wondering what we can do to find the right balance between addressing the inequities in the system now and not allowing the federal government any licence to abdicate responsibility in key national public policy areas?