Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I too would like to thank the Minister for being here. I would also like to welcome Mr. Dicerni, Mr. Boothe and Ms. Gillis.
Mr. Minister, from what you say, everything seems to be going well. My view is different from yours, particularly when it comes to the manufacturing sector. I would like you to give the committee members some information about the situation in the manufacturing sector, particularly in terms of job losses.
I would also like to know what measures have been proposed by your department. What measures are you thinking about taking in future to reduce the number of jobs lost? It seems that between November 2002 and January 2010 the manufacturing sector lost hundreds of jobs.
I would like to know your opinion on this. I think this sector is very important, but the fact is it has lost hundreds of jobs.