Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
The budget presented yesterday in the province of Ontario is evidence that the provinces and the federal government can no longer operate in budget isolation of each other.
This government is initiating through the Minister of Human Resources Development a national strategy on social reform. The Prime Minister is chairing a national forum on health care. Is it not time for the federal government in consultation with the provinces to initiate a national strategy on deficit reduction?