I think it is important, given the federal fiscal challenge over the medium term. The government has reassured provinces it will continue to grow the transfers quite substantially. The Canada health transfer, which is the largest, grows at 6% a year. The Canada social transfer will grow at 3% per year. The territorial finance is a little different. It will continue to grow. After having grown by 55%, equalization will grow in line with the overall growth of the economy.
I think it is a very strong story. I know that when we consulted pre-budget, Janice McKinnon, who was at one of our sessions—she was a minister of finance in the early 1990s—remarked on the fact. It was a deliberate decision to reassure the provincial governments. On their side, it would be clear that the Government of Canada has asked provincial governments to be full partners in the stimulus the country needs right now. They can make use of that funding for the similar types of partnerships we've put in play in the government's recent budget.