Mr. Speaker, we know it would be on very rare occasions that a Conservative premier would be wrong. The problem with Ralph of course is that he succumbs to the beating the finance minister inflicts on him with his big chequebook. I am sure Ralph mentioned this under great duress because there would be no other way that he would say that. The minister is famous for doing that.
The New Brunswick finance minister was not quite that complimentary. In fact, yesterday the New Brunswick finance minister said just the opposite. At least a few of them, even though they may be political pals, do have the strength from time to time to speak the truth, not to say that Ralph would speak anything but the truth.