Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Quebecois always comes up with this line that it is its money. It is not; the Minister of Finance announced in January under the equalization entitlements a further $70 billion going to Quebec from Ontario, B.C. and Alberta. It just came off $60 billion from the last five years.
Those members do not tell their constituents that between the last five and the next five years from the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario we have transferred $110 billion. Almost one-third of the national debt is because of the province of Quebec equalization entitlements.
We do not resent that because that is part of our constitutional responsibility. What really bothers me is that in spite of our living up to our responsibilities in Confederation these people still want to come to this national Parliament and try to destroy the country. Canadians have lost patience with the Bloc Quebecois and I believe that eventually even in the province of Quebec there will be many people who will say that if they reflect over
history and talk about caring and sharing, Canada has really been a good package for the people of Quebec.