Mr. Speaker, we understand that the President of the Treasury Board is also the minister responsible for Quebec, and we are concerned as to whether he is protecting Quebec's interests.
On October 22, the Prime Minister made the following comment before the Montreal Chamber of Commerce: "Through work, and in a spirit of co-operation, we can put Montreal back on its feet. We have no choice: we must succeed".
Are we to understand that, when the time comes to provide concrete support to Montreal's economy, the government will not do anything but resort to empty rhetoric?