Mr. Speaker, the federal government can afford to be flexible if it means cutting Quebec off financially.
Yesterday, it was revealed on page E-26 of the budget speech that protection payments for the other provinces total $1.9 billion, but that the federal government has deprived Quebec of $2.4 billion in such payments.
How can the Minister of Finance be so accommodating when it comes to the other provinces and so rigid when it comes to Quebec?