Madam Speaker, I would first like to point out to the hon. member that the government's number one priority is job creation. It is for this reason the government has introduced an infrastructure program which will generate thousands of jobs for Canadians. It also for this reason that we have moved very quickly toward the establishment of the Canadian youth corps for our young people.
It is another reason why we have put most of the tools dealing with job creation into a single portfolio, namely the human resources development portfolio.
I would also like to point out to the hon. member that he should be a bit cautious about throwing figures around, particularly when it comes to training. I am speaking of such numbers as the $300 million cut in training. In fact, our actual expenditure on training will be the same as last year. As the hon. member himself suggests and then proceeds to disregard, we need to look at the big picture.
Training and job creation efforts need to be balanced. Many UI recipients need training but they also need jobs once they are finished. It is why, as mentioned earlier, we launched the infrastructure program where people throughout Canada; the east coast, the province of Quebec or Ontario or British Columbia, will be benefiting greatly from this program.
Furthermore the Minister of Human Resources Development outlined this morning how we intend to proceed to rebuild the social security, labour market and learning framework of our country. This is at the core of job creation. By renewing and revitalizing the social security system we will be providing the right opportunities for Canadians to get jobs. We cannot stimulate employment if our systems do not reward effort and offer incentives to work.
The social security action plan will also propose clear options for redefining and redistributing work to ensure that more Canadians have jobs.