Mr. Speaker, the answer is, of course, no. We are not dumping our problems on the provinces. Yesterday's discussion was about the fact that we have a national problem, at the federal level and at the provincial level. The Quebec Minister of Finance agreed, incidentally. Upon leaving the meeting, he said there was a consensus on the need for all levels of government to work together. And that is what we intend to do.
In the House of Commons on February 15th, 1995. See this statement in context.