Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
Obviously, the argument that that must not be negotiated in Parliament is laughable since we are talking about the harmonization of a provincial tax and a federal tax. So, I do not see where that could be discussed if not here.
The role of a federal member of Parliament from Quebec is to defend Quebec's interests in all areas, as the Bloc is doing. We judge issues according to those interests. There is no partisanship because that has been a request of the Liberal government of Quebec and a request of the National Assembly, who put it in a motion.
It is quite simply our duty as members of Parliament to advocate for Quebec on major issues. I invite the Conservative members to evaluate things the same way. The Quebec Conservatives should use the same lenses as us when they look at issues.