Mr. Speaker, Professor Savoie described himself as “flabbergasted” at the recent Conservative budget. The article goes on to say:
“It's a case of big dogs eat first," he said. “I'd like to know what kind of gerrymandering of the formula they've come up with.
“I'm flabbergasted at the amount of money flowing to Quebec and the rather piddly sum going to the province of New Brunswick.
“It's mind-boggling.
“I think it's probably the first government in the history of the country since equalization came about in 1957 to be so blatant about it.”
Savoie said he has more than an academic curiosity driving him. He said he wants answers "for my mental health as a Maritimer."
Further in the article, he asked, "How...did they rejig this payment so that the great majority, almost all, of this money flows to Quebec?”
Out of all the cash that was left for this government by the previous Liberal government, why did the minister and others from the Atlantic region get so little for the Atlantic provinces as compared to other parts of the country?