Mr. Speaker, we never have to worry about the egg when it is in the shell. It is when it is cracked, we have to be concerned.
I say in all honesty that I stand up for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. With the Atlantic accord there was a misrepresentation. There is a misrepresentation happening here today because the Atlantic Accord is safe. The Atlantic accord is solid. The Atlantic accord will continue to reap benefits for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Are the members opposite afraid that Newfoundland and Labrador will reap benefits under the Atlantic accord and be able to say to Ottawa to keep its equalization cheque? That is the question I ask the members opposite. Are they afraid that we can stand on our own two feet, or do they want us to be crawling to Ottawa all the time?
I do not want to be crawling all the time to Ottawa. That is why I hope at the end--