Mr. Chairman, I would like you to take into account the opinion of the members of this committee before making a ruling.
I want you to take note of the fact that in part 6, the part we are considering, section 3.12 talks about “an additional fiscal equalization payment that can be made to provinces“ — “provinces“ in the plural in the French version. Certain amounts are set out. So this is the ideal place to raise the question: why is there no amount set out for Quebec in view of the discussion regarding the dispute that has been ongoing for at least a year between Quebec and the federal government? This is the ideal opportunity to obtain reasoned answers from the officials, as I mentioned the other day, answers that are not political in nature but logical explanations as to why Quebec is excluded from an equalization payment because Hydro-Québec is being treated differently from Hydro-Ontario.