Mr. Speaker, very briefly, number one, I would fight and stand shoulder to shoulder with Quebec and any other province in this nation so that we are all treated equally. That is a very important principle.
I had the opportunity over the years to negotiate with the federal government and stand shoulder to shoulder with ministers from Quebec to fight for our fair share of health payments: social service payments, housing grants and moneys from the federal government. The province of Alberta and the province of Quebec at the negotiating and bargaining table over and over again, and I can say this without exception, always had the same point of view. We were partners in negotiating with the federal government to get our respective share of either federal funds or legislation that was required to carry out our responsibilities.
We were never in conflict with our objectives. That was part of the federation that was very important. A part that is often overlooked by Quebec and by other people in Canada is that Quebec did have allies in Canada fighting for the same cause and the same purpose. That should continue in this federation. I would be disappointed if it did not.