Mr. Speaker, I can understand how the hon. member has trouble understanding and comparing fiscal jurisdictions. That is what the equalization formula does. It takes 33 measurements of fiscal capacity and compares one to another to another and measures the fiscal capacity of each provincial jurisdiction.
Once that is done, a five province average is established and moneys flow according to those who are below and those who are above. That is the way Confederation is. I do not see why that is a terribly difficult concept for the member opposite.