Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Minister, good afternoon.
I have a few questions, and we do not have much time. Therefore, I will put my questions right away.
Mr. Minister, the last time we met, I spoke of a matter that is of great importance to me because it has to do with my riding. It has to do with the issue of the proportional number of jobs on the Quebec side of the Outaouais area as compared to the number of jobs in Ottawa, or the well-known 25-75 distribution standard. At that time, you told me that you had not been informed about this issue, and I could understand that because you were new in your position. I wanted to know whether anything has been done since your last visit so as to ensure fairness in employment. The Quebec side is short of about 6,000 or 7,000 jobs, according to our figures. Has anything been done about this?