Thank you for those remarks, Mr. Martin. I take my responsibilities very seriously in this role, as does the Minister of Finance. I certainly know what it meant during the 1990s, as a member of a provincial government, to be faced with the cuts in transfers to the provinces in health and education that we faced—in Manitoba specifically, and I know it happened in other provinces.
To date, we have been very careful to ensure that any economic action is not on the backs of the provinces. We've been partners in this, and we want to continue to work in a partnering relationship with the provinces.