Mr. Speaker, that is more than a simple question. There is a lot of complexity in this situation. As I said, it is where do we start.
I guess the first start is to start. We should not hide behind another year long study of something when the provinces have already told the government what they need and what they want. It is a matter of getting on with that performance.
The member opposite should realize that the one person whom Saskatchewan objected to was taken away all together and no one replaced that person. Therefore, the expert panel is a little circumspect.
However, taking out the non-renewable resources is a great first start. If there are provinces that slide a little, then that is what the equalization formula is supposed to address.
When we start to see a province like Saskatchewan become a have province and build on that, not for one year as the finance minister is crowing about but year after year, we will start to see finances coming from that province, and we are more than happy to prop up someone else.
However, when we see the system now where Saskatchewan receives less than $100 million, our next door neighbour Manitoba receives almost $1.5 billion and we are propping it up with our oil and gas, we say it is not working and it is inequitable. We have to start making those changes.