Mr. Speaker, the new premier of British Columbia, Glen Clark, clearly indicated that he is strongly opposed to the GST harmonization agreement between the Canadian government and the maritime provinces. Consequently, British Columbia joins with Quebec, Ontario and Alberta to oppose this partisan political agreement.
Will the Minister of Finance finally recognize that his GST harmonization project, including the payment of almost $1 billion in political compensation to the maritime provinces, is unacceptable to a majority of Canadians, as was indicated to him by the premiers of the four most densely populated provinces?