Mr. Speaker, first of all, it is very clear that Quebec is not entitled to compensation because Quebec has not lost any money.
I must point out that Quebec's former Minister of Finance himself, Mr. Bourbeau, indicated very clearly that Quebec did not deserve to be paid in this case because it had not lost any money.
That having been said, Mr. Bourbeau also pointed out that in other areas, such as technology and partnership for example, Quebec has received more than 60 to 70 per cent of all money, that Quebec, with 25 per cent of the population, receives 31 per cent of transfer payments, and more than 45 per cent of equalization payments.
It must be said that, when it comes to federal transfer payments to the provinces, Quebec is receiving its fair share.