Mr. Speaker, one thing is sure. This is the start. I was in France at the beginning of March. What were they talking about there? The Canadian miracle. French senators and members of the Assemblée nationale asked us “But how did you achieve this?” People complimented us. They said “What a brilliant way to manage the budget”.
If the Quebec government, the Bloc's head office, listened a little better and was on the same wavelength as the public—but things will soon improve, because Quebec will have a Liberal government after the upcoming provincial election—we would definitely not have any problems in the health and education sectors.
Unlike sovereignists, who hold referendums, who continually talk about the Constitution, and who say it is the federal government's fault, we have taken our responsibilities and we have the figures to prove it.
The issue of fairness was raised, but it is a start. Nothing is perfect in this world. We had to pay $42 billion and find fair and—