Mr. Speaker, while listening to the member a thought which came to mind was that under the Mulroney government there was a sellout of Canada, but under the new Conservative government that has been accelerated.
I enjoyed very much how the member for Kings—Hants put it, in using third party, not necessarily endorsement, but qualifiers when referring to Diane Francis. It reminded me of what two Conservative premiers, Premier Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador and Premier Rodney MacDonald of Nova Scotia said in terms of reneging.
I want the member to explain the competitiveness aspect. Yesterday in the House of Commons the Minister of Finance was asked a question on this issue. His response was that they want to create a level playing field.
Would the member please elaborate on that a little more? From what I have heard and read in following the story, I cannot see it creating a level playing field. It seems to me that there are rules for others outside Canada and a policy being proposed that in essence is going to weaken Canadian companies. Could the member please clarify that? I do not see a level playing field as the Minister of Finance is saying.