Mr. Speaker, that is an important question that, in a sense, we do not dare ask.
For me, it is unthinkable that the federal government would not give Quebec its $2.6 billion under the pretext—and I use the word advisedly— that the Quebec government would not want to let it collect the tax.
That would be absurd. The federal government said that it is collecting the tax for Ontario free of charge. Quebec would be collecting its own tax, but Canada is insisting on collecting it if it is going to pay compensation. That is absurd, unfair and ridiculous.