Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, the equalization issue was dealt with in the last budget. Many of the issues that were raised by a variety of provinces over the course of that five year term were addressed in the budget, the most significant of which was the smoothing provisions where finance ministers had different expectations over the course of a year.
The minister has in fact addressed the issues of Newfoundland and Labrador, along with all of the other equalization-receiving provinces.