It might have been. You know, I've always wondered about his motivations.
The problem with doing it now.... I'm not saying that you couldn't do it the same way the Chrétien government did, but I think it would be inherently problematic if you did it and you applied it to the results of the 2015 election, at which point we could all project how much extra money one party would get over another. Your party.... I actually can't remember what percentage of the vote your party got.