Mr. Speaker, it is well known that the government has struck a committee with respect to equalization, to review the indices of equalization, to review the measurement figures and to report to the government. At this time, that report has not been received by the government. As a consequence, the premise of the hon. member's question is incorrect. At this point, there are significant transfers to all provinces, including the province of Quebec, in excess of a half a billion dollar increase.
In the House of Commons on November 14th, 2005. See this statement in context.