Mr. Speaker, after two years in office, the Liberal government, for all intents and purposes, still has not done anything about unemployment. A series of nice documents on employment and growth were released, but Canadians are still waiting for the concrete actions and results expected from a government.
Unable to make the necessary budget decisions, the Liberal government's only job creation initiative was to force the unemployed to join the welfare rolls, thus triggering an increase in provincial deficits.
We all know the consequences of that lack of vision. Hardly any new jobs were created in the past year, and economic growth has suddenly come to a halt this year, with no reaction from the Bank of Canada and the Minister of Finance.
This government must fulfil the promises it made to Canadians two years ago. Its laissez faire attitude can definitely not be considered an effective job creation policy.