Not at all, senator. On the contrary, I’m always careful to talk about orders of government, not levels of government, precisely because I want to acknowledge the very point you’re making. However, our government decided to collaborate with the provinces across the country on certain shared priorities.

I have a very constructive relationship with Minister Jean-François Roberge. I like him a lot. I might see him next week in Montreal. We have built cordial, constructive relationships with our provincial counterparts, but we remain focused on the needs of Canadians for things like child care and many other services, some of them shared. When it’s a matter of provincial jurisdiction, what we want to do is sign an agreement with the provinces to transfer federal funds. We’ve had some success with that. As you know, I can’t speak for the Bloc Québécois or for Premier Legault. They are perfectly capable of speaking for themselves.

I call them my colleagues. I call Jean-François, Jean-François. In private, we have entirely cordial and, I believe, constructive conversations.

Senator, you forgot to mention that some Conservative premiers completely exaggerated the number of potential asylum seekers who will be relocated or who we will be working with the governments to relocate to their province. If a Conservative premier decides to scare people by horrendously exaggerating a tentative number from a discussion paper, I think it’s entirely appropriate for my colleague to set the record straight.