Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the work that has been done to date in here is the best work we have available in working with the federal government on the numbers provided, in trying to secure the base that we have of revenue, and ensuring that we can deliver the programs and services we have available to residents today. This is not about getting rich, this is not about enhancing what is there, it is about securing the revenues that we have to date so that we can deliver the programs that we have, and it is about sustainability.
Being a money bill, this is very important to us that in fact we proceed with this. The revenues, as I stated earlier, in the draft main estimates that we are about to vote on later, include a 14 percent amount. So we have already got it built into the system and we are still just barely delivering what we have in programs and services, and there have already been calls from Members to spend more on different areas that are important. What Members say in this House isn't just going to be thrown out as we walk out of this House. We are going to be using comments that Members are giving to go forward. I take the comments Members say in this forum seriously, as well as in committee, in helping me look at the issues before us when it comes to the fiscal side and how we should build these things into our budgets. As Mr. Braden said, at 13 percent we are just making the line. If we are going to deliver the level of programs and services we have at least for 2004-05, we are going to have to do more than just meet that level.
Again, as Members are saying, we have to look internally, that is the case. When we get back to planning for the business cycle, and business plans we are looking, as I stated in the budget address, to take $20 million out of the system. So we are going to be going in that direction of taking out instead of just trying to add to it. Thank you.