Mr. Speaker, on this, as on so many other matters, we disagree profoundly with the Leader of the Opposition.
Last summer, last fall, last winter, even into this year the provincial governments, especially Ontario and Quebec, took the position that they did not want to compensate anybody. It is as a result of the leadership of the Prime Minister and this government that we have the agreement we produced. After that agreement was reached, some provinces changed their positions. It is for that reason that I say let us hear them out. Let us find out what the position of the provincial—