Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
The federal government has announced the establishment of 13 regional offices to provide one-stop service to small- and medium-sized businesses.
The federal government has also confirmed its plans to interfere further with regional development, in spite of the consensus in Quebec for full powers to the province in this area.
Does the minister recognize that, after dismissing Quebec's claims over manpower training, Ottawa is about to do the very same thing with regional development? Is that the kind of co-operation we were promised by Ottawa?