Mr. Speaker, the member could probably seek clarification from some of those Atlantic members if he could find them.
Some of the things the member is saying in his address are not wrong. The government is not changing the accord and we can opt into the equalization. The key point is the choice, and that was never part of the deal. It was the clawback provision that was taken out of the accord. What the government has done is pulled the rug out from under the clawback provision.
If it was such a great deal, I will ask the member to answer me this. Why are the ministers from Atlantic Canada now working so hard to try to ratify? Why are some media outlets saying there is an imminent fix in place that we will hear of soon?