Mr. Speaker, to answer the question, I do not believe that I ever said I wanted a reduction in taxes. I did talk about transferring more money to the regions.
I think the Reform Party agrees with us that this would be a more effective way of managing our own money, instead of letting outsiders make decisions that affect local communities. We know that people in our region are quite resourceful when it comes to many fields of endeavour.
For instance, I cannot see myself telling fishermen what to do, because I know nothing about the fishery, just as someone who has no experience in the mining sector and who lives 1,000 miles away from the region would not be in a position to formulate policy for this sector.
I apologize if I did not make myself clear and if the hon. member understood me to say that I wanted a reduction in taxes. That is not what I said. I said I want more money to be transferred to the regions so that they can take responsibility for their own future.