Mr. Speaker, the hon. member just mentioned have not provinces. That truly tugs at my heart. It paints a picture of us back in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Quebec and P.E.I.
Does the hon. member, who just got up to ask a question, not know the role we played in building this country? Does he not know the history of this country? It started back in P.E.I., in New Brunswick, in Nova Scotia and in Quebec, and those equalization payments should be increased so that no one refers to us as have nots.
I do not know how my Liberal colleagues from the maritime provinces and Newfoundland can handle their colleagues from Ontario and out west when they refer to us as have not provinces. We are proud to be Canadians back in the maritime provinces, Newfoundland and Quebec.
Does the hon. member agree that the equalization program should be changed so that no one refers to us now and in the future as have not provinces? Does the hon. member agree that we will contribute and continue to contribute to build this country? We never refer to our people from out west, in Ontario or other provinces in a negative way. That is not our way of doing things back east.