Mr. Speaker, that is the problem with the institutional memory around here. The member who just asked that question used to sit in this very seat. I hope I am not contaminated by that type of thing. All I can say is that I received a lot of letters on the GST. In 1993 I paid a huge political price on that issue.
Canadian people will pay a huge price in terms of deaths and in terms of addiction if we do not do something about this very serious issue.
In reference to the same point made by the veteran member from Regina, Saskatchewan, it is funny we were so wrong in the GST that the government just wrapped its arms around it. We do not even hear you saying anything about it, Mr. Speaker, nor any other member over there. Probably it goes back to that same person I talked about in the finance department, David Dodge, giving Michael Wilson and Don Mazankowski advice. Now he is advising the government. I wish he would go back to finance and stay away from the health minister.