The fact is that when Minister Flaherty was developing the budget, he made it clear that he would honour the commitment of our party when we ran in the election, to honour the offshore accords without a cap and would follow the exact situation that was in place when the accords were signed.
D'ailleurs, quand il préparait le budget, le ministre Flaherty a dit clairement qu'il tiendrait l'engagement pris par notre parti, au cours de la campagne électorale, d'honorer les accords sur les ressources extracôtières sans imposer de plafond, et de maintenir exactement la situation existant lors de la signature des accords.