Mr. Speaker, Manitoba finance minister Eric Stefanson on May 22, 1998, talking about the agency, said western provinces have long advocated a national agency. He supports the concept.
Let me also quote Mr. Ed Blanchard, minister of finance for New Brunswick: “Where there are efficiencies to be gained, I am open to alternatives. There may be areas that, yes, some of our current taxes can be collected in an efficient way by this agency and I have not shut the door on any possibility”.