Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister would like to talk research and development, he should take note and acknowledge before the cameras and before this House that the document prepared by his officials confirms the figures quoted by the official opposition last week to the effect that only 17 per cent of all research and development is done in Quebec, when the figure should be much higher than that. It should be at least 30 per cent.
Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it is not desperation when we call for candour and a clear statement from the Prime Minister, an admission he should be making.