Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question.
He spoke about the harmonized GST and said that the matter was settled quickly. It does not mean, however, that we, the people of the Atlantic, welcomed it. But they did it anyway and it did not take long.
I wish to thank the government for having allowed us, tonight, to discuss part of the problem. After all, I hope the minister, who is here tonight, who is listening to what we have to say, can react.
I agree with my colleague who said that it will cost money and that the government must be ready to invest, but, then again, I would like to reiterate that the only place where it can be solved is at the negotiating table, and immediately—tomorrow morning, if necessary. We must act now and force the government to act and tell it that if it does not, it should not ask us to work with it.
It wants us to work with it. Therefore, we will make suggestions tonight and then we tell it to act. If it does not act, it should not tell us that we are unwilling to co-operate because, tonight, we are working with it and offering solutions.