Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Human Resources Development.
On October 26 the minister, in an attempt to confuse the Bloc Quebecois, said in this House, and I quote: "In August I received a document from the Government of Quebec that pointed out the number of people on welfare had been reduced, not increased". He forgot to mention that between August 1994 and August 1995, the number of welfare recipients increased by 20,000, and that at least half of this increase was due to cuts in unemployment insurance.
Is the Minister of Human Resources Development satisfied that thanks to his cuts in unemployment insurance, Quebec has at least 10,000 people more on welfare?