Madam Speaker, I am a little confused about some of the comments the member is making. The proposal is that as the resources of Atlantic Canada are developed, in order to become a have province they should not only keep the royalties from those resource projects but also the transfer payments as a have not province. As an Albertan I would like to know if that thinking would also apply to Alberta, that we could keep the royalties from our natural resources and also receive transfer payments.
They do not seem to work together, in my opinion. I would like the hon. member's comment on that.