Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
Since the government came into power in 1993 the CHST funding formula has been based on per capita rather than need.
When will the minister readjust the formula to take into account those provinces with a declining population? This applies especially to Newfoundland and Labrador where we have a rapidly declining yet aging population. We have lost $750 million over the last five years in transfer payments. Where is the just society?