Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the last speaker and I generally agree with most of what he said. However, there is one remaining problem which has to be solved as quickly as possible.
When you take a look at what has happened in Quebec over the last two years, you realize that the ministers responsible for manpower training, Mr. Valcourt in Ottawa and Mr. Bourbeau in Quebec, met several times and even argued at times to get the results we now know of. Right now in Quebec, there are over 80,000 jobs available and our employment situation is abysmal. More than 25,000 people have applied for development training, but the funds allocated to the institutions delivering those training programs are frozen. This situation is unacceptable.
What we are asking for is for Ottawa to give to Quebec all the money earmarked for training. In Quebec, we know what kind of manpower development is required by the industy. We have very specialized needs at times and they are different from what Saskatchewan, Manitoba or any other province need. So, let us give the money to Quebec in order to enable Quebecers to look after the development of their own labour force.