Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his kind words.
He said that the federal government does not want to meet with the provinces to discuss fiscal arrangements. If my memory serves me right, the Prime Minister and all the premiers had a meeting on September 11, last year. Under their historical agreement, the federal government transferred more than $23 billion to the provinces.
Is this the kind of Canadian co-operation the hon. member dislikes? Does he not want to have this type of co-operation between the federal government and the provinces?
If he wants to talk about problems, let me tell him quite frankly that since separatism became a force to reckon with in Quebec, we have seen a great deal of change.
I was living in Montreal in 1970. In those days, Montreal was the very best city in Canada and in North America. But since we have separatism in Quebec, it is a challenge to get investments and create jobs. I would like to see the day when Montreal will regain its past glory. All Canadians will work together so that this happens one day, with Quebec being part of Canada.