Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
The Ontario Legislature yesterday passed, almost unanimously, a resolution calling on the federal government to negotiate with the provinces concerning its reform of social programs. In addition, the Premier of Ontario, who is concerned about the budgetary impact of reform on his province, said that many of the programs targeted by the federal initiative come, for the most part, under exclusive or shared provincial jurisdiction.
In view of the major objections raised by Quebec and now Ontario concerning the centralizing objectives of the government's reform proposals, when will the Minister of Human Resources Development finally sit down with the provinces and negotiate directly with them? When will the meeting slated for April 18 finally take place?