Mr. Speaker, government ministers and even the Prime Minister were puffing out their chests and bursting their buttons following the release of the latest unemployment figures. Yet, we are still not out of the woods. Taking into account the increase in population, Quebec would need an additional 215,000 jobs today to return to pre-recession employment levels.
Instead of celebrating prematurely, will the Prime Minister not recognize that given the current pace of job creation, Quebec will have to wait at least another three years before employment returns to pre-recession levels?