Even Janice MacKinnon of the previous NDP government indicated that we needed a principled approach in equalization and that any side deals, in the kinds that were accorded, were done with an end in mind that was not helpful to the good of nationhood.
Même Janice MacKinnon, du gouvernement précédent du NPD, a dit que nous avions besoin d'une approche fondée sur des principes en ce qui concerne la péréquation.