Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I find that, when it comes to streamlining this whole transfer process, Quebec probably has the ideal solution: we pay our taxes to the province and we make our laws in the province. This is what we call sovereignty. This is what we want to do, so as to avoid all these problems.
The reason why we oppose these national standards and these costs is very simple. As I said earlier, the number one recommendation of the committee on national standards for education provides for basic national standards on all subjects taught and on all training programs. The federal government also says in the report that it wants to see more science and technology courses. Sure, but if, for example, Newfoundland would rather offer more courses related to fisheries or social issues, what will happen if national standards are in place? That is my first example.
Let me give you another. Do we really want to allocate the money earmarked for education to education, and the budgets for health care to health care?
I am personally convinced that the Canadian provinces as a whole are responsible and that they will allocate the funds where it is necessary.