Mr. Speaker, Canadians still do not understand how the federal government and the provincial governments arrived at $1.1. billion. There is a huge discrepancy in terms of the actual numbers of victims. Somehow the federal government ended up putting $800 million on the table and the provinces $300 million. We do not know on what basis that formula was arrived at. I remind the House that there is only one taxpayer in this country, Canadians from coast to coast. They pay their taxes both to the provincial government and the federal government. Canadians have made it clear they want all victims compensated.
In light of the significant development yesterday where the premier of Ontario agreed to inject an additional $200 million into the compensation package, would the hon. member agree that in order to maintain any semblance of credibility the federal government has to come to the meeting not just with an open mind, not just with an open heart but also with an open wallet given the excellent fiscal situation the federal government finds itself in? It tends to boast every day about how well—