Mr. Speaker, I am touched to the core by the hon. member's acute observations on the parsement of the speech. I asked some fairly simple and fundamental questions which for the Reform Party is somewhat more of a challenge than it can usually meet.
The issue of transparency is something of extreme urgency in my province. The argument that has been going on in our caucus is that all we do is backfill stupid ideas on the part of the premier of the province.
I am absolutely confident the hon. member is aware of many of the dumb ideas that come out of the premier's office with respect to tax cuts as a priority in excess of all other tax cuts. We have tax cuts that impede our ability to deliver health care. We have tax cuts that impede our ability to deliver quality education. I could not drive to the airport this morning without dodging holes on the 401 because the road repair is so pathetic.
We are asking for transparency and accountability. When we deliver the money, which is all we are doing here with our transfer of $35 billion, there should be something coming back to the federal government that says how the money was spent. I do not see what the issue is. That has always been a Liberal value.