Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member indicated that I was smiling earlier. I was smiling because I could see in the passion the hon. member had in part of his speech his yearning to be back on the industry committee when we were talking about internal trade barriers among provinces. I had the opportunity to work with him on that.
In terms of his remarks on the equalization bill, he talks about the increased adjustments to Newfoundland and what happened. He knows that Ontario forms part of the five province standard and the increase in what is going on in Ontario really contributed to the adjustment to Newfoundland and other provinces.
The member talked about how the Reform Party would refocus the equalization system to Canada's poorest provinces. I have to ask the hon. member, which are Canada's poorest provinces? There are seven provinces today which are receiving equalization payments, the have not provinces. Which ones would he take off the list? Would it be Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan?
The member said he would refocus the program on the poorest Canadian provinces. Some of them must not then be entitled to equalization payments according to how the hon. member described his Reform Party platform.
Then the member went on to say that Reform would also ensure that the poorest provinces would not have their equalization payments reduced under the Reform plan. In essence, all the adjustments that were made collectively have equalization payments going up to each and every have province.
Which would the hon. member take off the list? Which of the have not provinces would not receive equalization payments under the Reform Party platform?