Mr. Speaker, if there is something I have learned in politics, it is repetition. It is not that some people do not want to understand; rather, some people do not want to know.
It is pretty simple. During the election campaign, the Liberal Party and its leader abolished a tax that was no longer in effect. As a result, some people received a rebate on a tax that was no longer in effect. Who did we not get a rebate? I must admit that this affects Quebec, as well as British Columbia and other jurisdictions. That said, only the Quebec National Assembly spoke up to ask for the $814-million reimbursement.
I am trying to explain this a simply as possible to my colleagues. An election cheque landed in the mailbox before the election was called. It is as simple as that. We are simply asking to be reimbursed because we did not get our fair share.