Mr. Chairman, my colleague is of course referring to the fact that federal MPs are all paid the same no matter where they come from. What I said earlier was that members of provincial parliaments receive different salaries. This can be proved. You only have to look at the difference between the salaries of MPs in Newfoundland, for instance, and Ontario. That is what I said.
Regarding regional rates of pay, I said that equity involves adapting to local circumstances and the local cost of living. That is what we are doing.
If we look at the case of the blue collar workers, the Atlantic region benefits enormously under the agreement we have now.