Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
In an article I read in yesterday's La Presse, Mr. Stéphane Tessier, Vice-President, Industry, Cushman & Wakefield LePage, said that he expects:
[...] an impact of the strong dollar on manufacturers, particularly as they are already in difficulty. Particularly because of Chinese imports, manufacturers already have to manage negative growth and switch to the service sector. We are therefore very troubled by the vacancies in industrial sites.
In his opinion, it is clear that industrial workers are turning to jobs in the service sector. I was therefore surprised to find, on page 6 of your document, that the increase in the number of people working in the service sector was not more significant. Where did the jobs go that were lost in the manufacturing sector and that do not reappear in the service sector? For the 14 categories mentioned, including retail, it is an even 7 to 7: seven saw a slight increase, seven have seen a decrease and one has not changed. I did consider this increase as such but it is not significant. For example, in the last categories, that is arts, entertainment and recreation and real estate, rental and leasing, the figure is 0, and in the information and culture category there was a decrease.
Where are those jobs?