I am entirely in sympathy with the thrust of the question. The TILMA agreement has much to be recommended, and the recent initiative between the provinces of Quebec and Ontario to explore greater openness and flexibility along that provincial boundary is encouraging. At a time of a slowing economy, it may sound a bit odd to say this, but as a general trend, we are in a longer trend of labour scarcity in this country, which is good news for workers and good news for Canadians. It means better jobs--better, higher-value-added jobs. It also means that we need to provide maximum flexibility collectively, all governments, for our citizens to find those jobs where they are or where they choose to live and deploy their talents.
On April 30th, 2008. See this statement in context.