Mr. Speaker, we have had numerous discussions with the ministers of finance in the other provinces concerning harmonization of the sales taxes. We have made offers, not only to the three provinces who accepted, but also to Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. We have held discussions with the other provinces to explain the reasons why the formula applied to this or that one.
We used exactly the same approach as when we passed on to Quebec $120 million for the Atlantic groundfish strategy. We used exactly the same approach when we passed on to Quebec $75 million after elimination of the freight subsidy. The federal government accepted its responsibilities for a very great structural change.