Paul Szabo on Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act

In the House of Commons on November 29th, 2004. See this statement in context.

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements ActGovernment Orders

November 29th, 2004 / 5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Paul Szabo Liberal Mississauga South, ON

I would like to seek unanimous consent, Madam Speaker, from the House, but I will not do that because I know the time is over.

Let me just conclude by saying that fiscal responsibility is an important element of addressing fiscal imbalance, and that fiscal responsibility has not been demonstrated at the provincial level consistently over the last decade.

I am really trying to make the point that every member must look at the balance that has occurred in the federal government. Have we been fair with regard to ensuring that we meet our constitutional responsibilities?

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