Mr. Speaker, what the prime minister is telling us is that, instead of cutting $48.4 billion, he will cut $41.7 billion. That reminds me of something I read in the newspaper recently.
A thief was sentenced by a court for having stolen $48 out of the pocket of an honest citizen. Even though he gave him back $6 a little later, the judge still found him guilty.
I ask the prime minister whether he is not doing the same thing with the provinces right now.