Mr. Speaker, I would remind the hon. member that the government initiated a very active job creation program last year in its budget. As a result we have had the best job creation record of any country in the G-7, over 433,000 jobs.
The hon. member should know that because in her own constituency the unemployment rate has dropped almost 3 per cent during that one-year period.
I do not take any satisfaction in that as I still think more needs to be done. That is why we very much wish that the Bloc Quebecois, rather than constantly rising to defend the status
quo, would join us in a serious effort to reform our programs of training and employment so we an help people get back to work because that is where the jobs will be.