Mr. Speaker, what the Prime Minister forgot to say is that he has cut $2 billion from Quebec over the past two years. He forgot to mention that.
The federal government collected $9.1 billion too much last year and is preparing to do the same this year. Experts predict that the grand total of the surpluses will be between $10 billion and $12 billion—at least.
Does the Prime Minister understand that what we are asking him to do is to keep enough money for his own needs and leave the remaining tax fields to Quebec and the provinces, which are severely short of funding to provide services to the public?