Mr. Speaker, there is nothing encouraging about this response in that it does not reflect any willingness on the government's part to change the situation. The government seems to find these statistics positive, whereas the fact of the matter is-and these are not merely statistics but the reality of the situation-that if we compare the unemployment rate in November when this government came to power with the rate today, we see that there are 15,000 more people out of work.
On the other hand, the government's only initiative, the infrastructure program, is clearly inadequate in terms of creating lasting jobs. Instead of taking it out on the unemployed, is the Prime Minister prepared to commit this time to implementing a real job creation strategy for the high-tech sector based on concrete initiatives?