Mr. Speaker, the government of Newfoundland and Labrador has been negotiating with Inco for quite some time concerning the development of the Voisey's Bay site.
The main reason for the delay is concern over benefits to the province. Jobs are essential, as royalties are just clawed back by the federal government.
In light of this, does the Minister of Finance not think it is time to develop a system that sees have not provinces benefit more from the development of their resources?