Mr. Speaker, historically Quebec has been the biggest loser by far when it comes to federal expenditures for job creation. A study commissioned by the Bélanger-Campeau Commission concluded that the current level of federal expenditures for job creation in Quebec is far below the average. Since statistics have been available, Quebec has not received its share of funding from Ottawa aimed at bolstering the economy, whereas Ontario has had the lion's share, whether federal purchases of goods and services, capital investments, research and development, defence spending, I could go on and on.
With the cuts that were announced in the last federal budget not only will development continue in Ontario, but Quebec will not even receive the amount of social transfers it was receiving in the past. That is an excellent reason for a yes vote this coming October 30.