Mr. Speaker, yesterday Liberal Premier Clyde Wells of Newfoundland said that the best thing the federal government could do would be to stop direct spending in such areas as education, health and forestry. He argued that all these services could be better provided at less cost by the levels of government closest to the public.
Will the Prime Minister follow the Newfoundland premier's advice and give the provinces real control over these areas including appropriate tax points? In other words, will he make clear his government's philosophy on decentralization including the transfer of tax points to the provinces?