Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
It seems that the sweetheart deals between Liberal governments did not end with the GST pay-off. Term 29 of Newfoundland's terms of union granted an annual payment of $8 million from the federal government. Now we hear that the Liberal government has changed the rules and will give a lump sum payment of $160 million, a windfall, to Mr. Brian Tobin.
Why is the federal government asking Newfoundlanders to pay a penalty tomorrow for saving Brian Tobin's career today?