How arrogant, Mr. Speaker. This is unbelievable. In a study commissioned by the federal government itself, the Conference Board said that federal surpluses will total at least $166 billion over the next 11 years, and this is a conservative estimate, while the provinces could run deficits in excess of $60 billion.
Is this not evidence of a major problem, namely that the provinces are truly suffering from a fiscal imbalance that needs to be corrected as quickly as possible, and not met with arrogance?