Mr. Speaker, it is good to see the member across the way back in this place.
I will address a couple of things. The deal that my friend was talking about took over 10 years to come up with in the first place, and we ran on a platform of giving more money back to people. Canadians will understand that we gave $100 to each child, to allow parents to have the choice in their lives, to better offset the cost of child care or whatever situation they had. Maybe a parent wanted to stay home to raise their children, to teach their children. That is the essence of freedom.
To my friend who says they might make another deal, well, the Liberals have been in power for five years already, and we still have not seen that deal. That is not to mention the fact that if we are talking about interprovincial deals, we still have many issues regarding interprovincial trade that have not been worked out. In many cases it is easier to do business with another country than it is with another province.
How we are going to work this out is going to take many years. On Power and Politics last night, the minister himself said it is going to take years to get this sorted out. People need help now.