Madam Speaker, it is pretty easy to explain. If the parliamentary secretary cannot understand, he surely must have a hard time managing his own personal budget.
It is quite simple: when a government has its tax base cut and ends up with less revenue, it can deliver fewer services. The fact is that the transfer payments to the provinces for health, education and welfare have been reduced by $6.3 billion. The Quebec government has seen its financial margin, its financial capacity, reduced and the Liberal Party, of which the parliamentary secretary is a member, is to blame for this.