Mr. Speaker, the member is so jumbled up here that he is combining transfer payments and equalization, and now disaster relief. Let us get a few things straight.
First, transfer payments were increased by $35 billion in the health accord. Second, equalization is a formula. It is based on numbers which are derived by Statistics Canada. There is nothing mysterious about that, although it is complicated, I grant that to him, and I will try to explain it to him at another time. Third, disaster relief is based upon expenses that are actually incurred. Nova Scotia will receive federal disaster--