[Mario Racco] went further, saying it would be unwise for Ontario to follow the lead of the poorest region in Canada. "Tell me something, what's the economic status of the Maritimes? Are they 'have' provinces or 'have-not' provinces? How is their economy doing? Why is it that Ontario has been doing much better than them?" he said. "The past performance would suggest to me their (the Maritime provinces') approach hasn't been as effective as it has been in Ontario. Why would we rely on their system?"