Mr. Speaker, the agreement that we signed was acceptable to all provincial and territorial governments, except Quebec. Of course, they signed the agreement on health. This issue is settled and they will get their share of the money. That was very important.
As for social union, what we proposed, even with regard to the spending power, was a solution at least as good as if not better than the one provided for in the Meech Lake accord.
I am somewhat surprised that the leader of the Quebec government, who leads a separatist party and who left the Conservative Party because he did not like the Meech Lake accord, is now refusing our proposal on the spending power.