Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows that the primary mandate of all government ministers is to help people get back to work, to provide jobs, employment opportunities and to work closely with the provinces, the municipalities, the private sector and all individuals who can be our partners in achieving that mandate.
The Prime Minister made it very clear in his statement that we are withdrawing from the area of manpower training. In the legislation we made it clear that we will be working with the provinces to gain their consent on any measures which would in any way be involved in training. We will work in concert with them as much as possible to develop effective employment measures and partnerships for employment.
I am very pleased to have the initial round of exploratory meetings with Quebec's minister of employment so that we can clarify exactly what is in the bill. Clearly, the Quebec government does not fully understand all the measures, just as the hon. member does not. I look forward to the opportunity to begin a process of good dialogue and good discussion so we can work jointly to help Canadians become employed.