My question had more to do with other provincial transfers, but I would like to come back to equalization now. At the present time, the federal government, when calculating equalization, excludes 50% of non-renewable natural resources. If the federal government were to exclude 100% of energy resources, that would change the outcome for the provinces. Why was one formula chosen over the other? Does that depend on technical data or policy issues? I would like to know why we are moving in that direction.
On November 15th, 2007. See this statement in context.