He is doing exactly what is done at other points in the stages of bills before they are sent to the Senate. I have just explained the government's choices, that the Government of Quebec chose to raise income tax and keep its sales tax low, whereas the maritime provinces kept their income tax low and their sales tax high.
With the sales tax lowered, his question is dumb. You did not understand anything. That is the problem. That is what I am doing my darnedest to explain to him. Clearly, however, he prepared his question yesterday or last week and he decided to put it anyway, even though I had just showed him in black and white that they were wrong in this.
Yes, indeed. I repeat, you are in the process of buying the maritimes' vote. That is what you are doing. At least have the courage to say so.