Mr. Speaker, I did not forget it, in fact I alluded to it in my speech. The member would know this if he had listened.
When I said that this so-called fair-play and fairness was in fact hypocrisy to us, this is living proof of what I meant.
If Quebec is getting more through equalization, and that may well be the case, it is because research centres are primarily located in Ontario, not in Quebec, it is because goods and services are bought primarily in Ontario, not in Quebec. The government would like us to believe that we are charity cases. We do not want charity, we want productive investments.
This is the kind of speech heard even before Confederation. When we got together back in 1840, Ontario was in debt, but not Quebec. They said “Let us be fair and have everyone contribute”. This is their idea of fairness. Today, they are again talking about fairness. They are saying “You have equalization, we are giving you money, you should be pleased with our generosity”. In the meantime, they make money.
For example, think of the money invested in Ontario with the Borden line, to the detriment of Quebec, and with the auto pact, again to the detriment of Quebec. This is productive money, unlike the money for welfare and unemployment, as they well know.
It is total hypocrisy to tell us that you love us, that you give us money. If you love us so much, are you prepared to pay for Quebec to stay? In any case, I do not believe you for one moment.