Mr. Speaker, it has been the case for 20 years and it was the case in 1995. Equalization was not mentioned then.
And I continue with the interesting statements made by the President of the Treasury Board: “One possibility, an extreme one, would be to have the same formula as in 1996-97, but Ontarians say that is not fair. Another possibility would be to operate exclusively on a per capita basis, but that would mean taking money from Quebec and giving it to Ontario”.
Does the President of the Treasury Board realize that that is exactly what the budget is doing, taking money from Quebec and giving it to Ontario? Does he remember those statements?