Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Ste-Marie, we have an extraordinary advantage, in this case the GST and QST, an area of taxation that is akin to a small laboratory. There is only one tax collector instead of two, saving $145 million a year. Each government puts $72.5 million in its pocket.
I would like you to explain how it works. If Quebec collects the GST and QST, does the federal government have the right to raise or lower the GST as it sees fit?