Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Human Resources Development.
The minister will probably be interested to read in today's newspapers that during the first four months of the current fiscal year, from April to July, Quebec was $322 million over budget on welfare payments. This sad state of affairs is due to the fact that more families in Quebec are on welfare than was expected.
Will the minister finally admit that repeated cuts in unemployment insurance are to blame for this sharp increase in welfare costs in Quebec?