Mr. Speaker, I have a couple of comments. The hon. member talked about the provinces. One of the things I could never countenance in the Alliance platform is the weakening of the federation of Canada through the powers it wants to pass on to the provinces. That would make the state very ineffective.
There have been numerous federal-provincial agreements this year. There was a major agreement on health care. It is not fair to say that the provinces and the federal government do not work together.
Talking about the high tax regime, the largest tax cut in Canadian history has just come into effect.
My question is related to the hon. member's comment on the level of the dollar. What would the hon. member do about that? What would he do about the jobs that would be lost in the Canadian export industries if the dollar was artificially raised?