Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my remarks.
The Minister of Finance misinformed the House in his comment on the figures quoted by the member for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, who said that the federal government is going into individual taxpayers' pockets for close to 60% of its tax revenue while the figure for the Quebec government, which has assumed its responsibility for health and education in particular, is only 40%.
How can he explain that, on the government side, they keep trying to deny the facts in order to avoid a debate which is essential for Quebec and all of the provinces?