Mr. Speaker, as regards transfers to the provinces, the key objective is to help the most disadvantaged members of our society, those who are in need, and to do so in partnership with provincial governments. This is why we gave two years notice before making the cuts. This is also the reason cuts to the provinces are less than the cuts at our end, these cuts represent less than 3 per cent of their revenues. Yes, we have made cuts, but in manageable amounts.
In the House of Commons on December 9th, 1996. See this statement in context.