Mr. Speaker, the province of Manitoba has said it cannot even deliver a budget until this mess with the $3.3 billion that the government overpaid the provinces has been sorted out. Manitoba is supposedly owing $608 million. That is a lot of money for a province the size of Manitoba.
Could the finance minister explain to Canadians why their provincial governments have been left hanging while this government figures out whether or not it will clawback the $3.3 billion?