Mr. Speaker, I should point out that the Province of Quebec has done fairly well in dealings with the federal government, because, for example, according to the study by George Mathews, one of the Le Hir studies, Quebec pays only 21 per cent of federal and other taxes, but receives 26 per cent of spending.
So, when we look at the whole picture, we see clearly that Quebec receives a much larger share for valid reasons. Stabilization payments are made when there is a shortfall. The shortfall depends on all sorts of things that have to do with economic conditions and that are therefore subject to them and not to a system of sharing or of percentages between provinces.