Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister would have us believe that economic indicators are positive. He claims it is a positive sign that people are returning to the job market, that they are regaining some confidence.
However, there are those who are able to work and cannot find a job. They are called the unemployed, and their numbers are increasing because of the policies of this government.
How can the Prime Minister, who says he is concerned, justify his government's decision to renege on its red book commitment to put forward a strategy for converting defence industries from military to civilian purposes when it is a known fact that this is the only strategy that would give dignity and hope back to people, as the Prime Minister said during the election campaign?