Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague talk, in his excellent presentation, about the different parts of the motion tabled today. He mentioned an important aspect at the very beginning of his speech concerning the problem caused by the government's decision to give preferential treatment to Hydro One, in Ontario, compared to Hydro-Québec, in Quebec.
The transmission and distribution of electricity in Quebec represents two thirds of Hydro-Québec's activities. The Conservative government refused to consider this when calculating the dividends paid by Hydro-Québec to the government. I would like to hear the member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel talk about the unfairness of this decision which has resulted in the loss of $250 million in additional equalization payments to Quebec.