In defence of the finance ministers, our former finance minister of Saskatchewan was an NDP. She more or less asked the Government of Saskatchewan to change its focus. She said the cap was not only necessary but also common sense, because it protected the principle that provinces paying money into equalization should not be worse off than the provinces getting the money. She said the debate should go on; it should be about focus and perception.
It is important, especially for our province, which is into science, technology, and research. They thank you a lot. I wish our premier would talk to you more about that. If he hasn't, you could perhaps make a statement about our premier and where his focus should be.
Before you answer that, I would like to quickly ask about the income tax forms, since Mr. Turner raised the issue. I can remember those two forms, and wasn't it at a time when the finance department had to all of a sudden pull back? They had all their printing done for that year at income tax time, then they had to pull the forms back and have them reprinted. Didn't it cost us some money and some time?