Mr. Speaker, in fact it is as a result of discussions with the Minister of Finance in Manitoba that I brought this issue to the House. A resolution was seen as a result of that dialogue.
I am glad to see that the federal government did respond and that it corrected an error it had made. Now we would like to see the government go a little bit further and actually respect the O'Brien panel, which dealt with the whole question of equalization and put in place a formula that all provinces supported, a formula based on a rational, thoughtful process. It was that process that was arbitrarily changed in this budget by the present Prime Minister and finance minister. What is still at stake is a return to cooperation at the federal-provincial level.
Finally, given that this is a stimulus budget, we would ask the federal government to open up the money that is allocated for infrastructure to include health facilities and wellness centres.