Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on the transfer of tax points that was undertaken in massive form by the previous Conservative government. That is a singular erosion of national unity because when you give federal tax points to the provinces, you lose control. I think that the Conservatives played right into the hands of the separatist Bloc Quebecois and the Parti Quebecois when they transferred tax points to the provinces, and this is something this government stands firmly against.
In the House of Commons on February 3rd, 1998. See this statement in context.