The Minister of Finance is such a generous fellow, Mr. Speaker. He tells us that, instead of cutting $48 billion, he is only cutting $42 billion, and then he wants us to think he is giving us $6 billion. Honestly.
The minister is the only one telling us that the surpluses belong to all Canadians. I therefore ask him why he does not come around to the consensus of all provincial finance ministers, who represent the people of Canada and of Quebec from coast to coast to coast, as they are so fond of saying. Should he not go along with this consensus rather than spending money in provincial areas of jurisdiction? That is what we are asking ourselves.