Mr. Speaker, as we listen to this debate it sounds as if we are beating our breasts about who is more caring or who is more willing to redistribute the national income. In other words, who is more willing to be more socialist?
In view of all the problems, I would like the member to clearly explain where we should go. He talked about the single equalization grant. Maybe he could talk a little bit more about what that means, to clarify and to get to the realm of simplicity, to make it politically defensible and accountable to the public understanding, a kind of transparency of fairness so that average Canadians can get behind any readjustment and politically support it based on real need and real ability to pay, removed from any perverse incentives or disincentives. Perhaps the member could help us.