Mr. Speaker, it would be very helpful if the hon. member would take the time to read the report that was just tabled yesterday by the majority of the House of Commons committee. It clearly points out that the proposal for block grants, which was part of the green paper proposal and clearly part of the set of ideas we presented to Canadians, was put forward as a way of also looking at how we can ensure a sense of national equity and fairness across the country.
Many of the existing transfer programs have no conditionality whatsoever attached to them and therefore national standards and principles are not being recognized right now.