Mr. Speaker, this is a committee report. The Minister of Finance will table his budget in February.
Regarding transfer payments to the province of Quebec, I would like to point out that, while some transfer payments from the federal government have gone down, equalization payments have increased. At the moment the amount being transferred to the province of Quebec is about the same as it was when we came to office. In the case of Quebec, there has been no change, unlike richer provinces perhaps.
The Minister of Finance is going to prepare his budget and we will see. Usually, he brings it down in February. The Leader of the Opposition will have to wait two months, and then he will have his answer.