Even if, when we talk about sustainable development, we spontaneously think of the environment, part of your discourse and of your responsibility also involves sustainable development that can be maintained over the long term. You talked earlier about changes in the labour market. You stated that we were losing a tremendous number of jobs in the manufacturing sector and that we were creating other jobs, in the services sector in particular. It is true, and much has been said about this during our question period here today. If we look at job statistics without doing any processing work whatsoever, that is the case.
Along the Laurentian Autoroute, at Boisbriand, the GM plant provided $28 or $32 an hour jobs and, most importantly, pensions. This image is striking because today there is a shopping mall where the plant used to be. Of course, a job in clothing retail at $10 or $12 an hour is a job nevertheless. One can simply consider the number of jobs, but what about sustainable economic development? In the first case, the salary is sufficient to raise a family on, and, long term, there is no need to provide for the retirement of that worker. However, those people who earn minimum wage have difficulty making ends meet and, in the long term, they will be much more dependent upon the State than they are today. This situation affects a lot of people.
Is this part of your reflection and analysis?