Mr. Speaker, I want to repeat what I have said many times in the House. The CHST transfers to the provinces in 1993-94, including medicare, were $28.9 billion. The total transfer for the year 2000-01 will be $30.8 billion. That is $2 billion more than what we gave them when we formed the government. This excludes the transfer of money that was given to the poorest provinces through the equalization payments, plus what we have done for Ontario and Alberta on the—
In the House of Commons on April 3rd, 2000. See this statement in context.