Mr. Speaker, I must confess, I am a little dismayed by what the hon. member for Wascana said in his speech.
After all, that member was part of the Liberal government that dumped a huge load of debt onto to provinces in the mid-1990s.
When it comes to co-operation and discussing federal policies with the provinces, any member of that Liberal government has no lessons to give. It is rather troubling.
It is so unfortunate that Canada's provinces had to pay such a high price to join the Canadian federation at the time.
How can my colleague justify what was done at the time, and who is still suffering the consequences today?