Mr. Speaker, I will not respond to media allegations. Certainly, I will not think that the Government of Canada will put its finger up in the air, test the wind and see which way the media is blowing on any particular day.
All I can say for the members opposite is this is what is in the budget and this is what they will lose. This is what they are voting against for the people of Nova Scotia. They are voting against $1.3 billion under the new equalization system, $130 million in the offshore accord offsets, $639 million—