Mr. Speaker, if we read subclause 9( d ), that is what it says. Since that is not the government's intention, I would like to ask the Minister of Industry whether he could make a clear commitment to amend the bill so as to exclude retaliatory measures in the form of suspending or reducing transfer payments for social programs financing in the case of a province that did not comply with the agreement.
In the House of Commons on May 4th, 1995. See this statement in context.