Interjections.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Stop the clock. Members will please come to order.

Please continue.

Ms. Lisa MacLeod: Again, they are pretty desperate. But this latest tactic is proving to be just as ineffective as the sales job they're trying to do in this chamber. Only 10 people showed up for Minister Duguid in Whitby. Are these staged taxpayer-funded HST events with hand-picked audiences intended to boost the morale of your cabinet, of your caucus or both?

Hon. Dalton McGuinty: Somebody has got to stand up for the Conservatives in Ontario who are supporting the HST. We're proud of Minister Flaherty and the position he has taken on the HST. We're proud of Minister Baird. We're proud of Minister Clement. We're proud of the former leaders, John Tory and Mike Harris. We're proud of Senator Runciman. We think it's time that somebody in the province of Ontario finally stood up for Ontario Conservatives who are standing up for the HST in Ontario.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Supplementary?

Ms. Lisa MacLeod: I'd like to invite the Premier to come back down to earth and meet the people on Main Street. After almost seven years, Dalton McGuinty is too tired and out of touch to hold real consultations with seniors and families in Ontario, and he's making them pay his greedy $3-billion tax grab.

The McGuinty Liberals fought against holding legislative hearings here in this chamber in December. You were too scared to debate a motion of mine that would call on delaying the HST until after the next election. You should come to the Barrhaven Legion. You should come to Moncion's grocery in Riverside South. You should come to the French Café in Manotick.

I have a question: Will Dalton McGuinty host the HST travelling road show so that everyday families and seniors in Ontario can meet their ministers and share their real-life concerns on what the HST is going to mean to them?

Interjections.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Stop the clock.

Mr. Gilles Bisson: Take that, Dalton.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Start the clock.

Interjections.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Just like how children anticipate Christmas, there's just one more sleep.

Laughter.

The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Premier?

Hon. Dalton McGuinty: Again, we're prepared to act as an honest broker to help resolve the differences between the federal Conservatives and, in fact, so many provincial Conservatives as well. I am prepared to use the auspices of my office to arrange a meeting on neutral territory for the honourable member opposite and Minister Baird so they can reconcile themselves to the differences and hopefully find a way forward. They can have it out in a civilized way. We'll make sure that no harm comes to either side.

Hon. Sandra Pupatello: Offer espresso.

Hon. Dalton McGuinty: We'll make espresso available.

Once again, I want to thank Minister Baird, so many on Parliament Hill and so many former leaders of the party for their strong support of this initiative.