Madam Speaker, I wish to congratulate the hon. member for Toronto—Danforth for his recent conversion to the virtues of fully complying with the constitution. This is a great novelty, and I do hope it reflects a new Liberal tendency.
As we are dealing today with drinking water, the Liberals are suddenly determined to fully respect the areas of provincial jurisdiction.
Is the hon. member giving us a scoop and telling us that the government is now dropping the infamous millennium scholarship program so vigorously condemned, particularly by Quebec but also by other provinces, as interfering in provincial responsibility for education? Is he announcing, for the Prime Minister, that the Romanow commission on health care is a thing of the past, that it is over and done with, that the government will not interfere with Quebec's health care sector? Should we now conclude from the member's speech that these are the new tendencies of the Liberal Party, the party in power?
I would like the member to explain his position. Members will agree with me that it is surprising to hear the member for Toronto—Danforth repudiate the federal government's interference and its centralizing power in areas under provincial jurisdiction.