Mr. Speaker, if we look at the taxes on gasoline they are substantially higher at the provincial level than they are at the federal level. That is why the federal government made the offer to all provinces that if they wanted to act in concert on this matter we would be prepared to do so.
The fact is a number of the provinces pointed out, including the province of Ontario, that any reduction in tax would be simply lost in volatility at the pump, and they were not prepared to proceed.