Mr. Speaker, it is clear from all this that, when the Minister of Finance cuts funding, it is mostly in Quebec, and when he increases funding, it is mostly in Ontario. That is clear.
If, in 1995, the President of the Treasury Board was convinced that this was the worst possible situation for Quebec, where was he when cabinet made this decision? Where were they, him and his Quebec colleagues? They are just featherweights against Ontario heavyweights. They are unable to protect Quebec's interests.