Mr. Speaker, our Liberal colleague wants us to applaud. Most of all I think he wants members of his party to applaud because we are all aware of his hopes for the presidency of the Liberal Party of Canada.
However, with all due respect, I did understand that he was telling Quebec to tax lotteries and alcohol even more if it wants to replenish its treasury; he did not mention tobacco, but that goes without saying. The bottom line is that the member is suggesting that Quebecers pay for their health care by making themselves sicker. That is the member's theory. As a national vision it is not very impressive.
He said that by our motion—he attacked Bloc members—we want to talk about sovereignty. What about his very partisan attack on the NDP member who basically asked the same question as we did?
In closing, I would like to ask the member what he thinks about the federal intrusion into provincial jurisdictions, and especially about the last thing the Minister of Finance dreamed up, financing the municipal infrastructure program through a foundation in order to get around provincial jurisdiction. I could also talk about the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation but there is little time left. I will just ask him to answer the question.