Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry. As we know, the federal-provincial conference on the reduction of interprovincial trade barriers ended without the parties coming to an agreement. In the National Assembly, Quebec's Minister of Industry spoke out against his federal colleague's desire to reduce Quebec's authority to act in matters of economic development.
Does the Minister of Industry confirm his government's intention to reduce the provinces' ability to promote regional development while Ottawa would still be free to support economic development in Western Canada and the Maritimes?