Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's interest in this issue.
He talked about the provinces. The Canadian Alliance strongly believes that there should be a co-operative approach in dealing with the provinces, not the confrontational approach which his party is practising at this time.
The Liberal government has an absolutely confrontational approach with the provinces. That is why many issues are not being resolved, particularly the trade barriers which continue. That is why the confederation is not working. It could work better if the provinces and the federal government shared responsibilities and if they had dialogue and co-operation on various issues.
Regarding high taxes, he alleges that the highest tax cuts in Canadian history have recently taken place. That is nonsense. It is not true. The highest tax hike since the Liberals took power in 1993, was in the CPP. I remember it was the first bill we debated in the House. It implemented a 73% tax increase. That was the largest tax increase in Canadian history and it took place under this regime.
The member spoke about lost jobs. When the Canadian dollar is strong we do not lose jobs. It helps to restore credibility and trust in our economy. I would appreciate it if the hon. member would go over these issues in detail. I probably answered his questions contrary to his opinion.