Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding my respect for the member for Kelowna, I think he is arguing that we do away with the very Canadian approach to equalization that has been the case for many years in Canada. To transfer federal dollars to the provinces strictly on a per capita basis in lieu of equalization is absolutely unfair. We do have different regional needs in this country. Some provinces have access to more resources than other provinces.
I suggest that, yes, he was intrigued by my response to his colleague's comments and question. I think he is intrigued because he probably needs to understand better the real needs of our regions across the country.