Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Prime Minister.
In January 1995, nearly 5,500 Quebec households applied for welfare for the first time. More than 40 per cent of these new applicants were young people under the age of 25. Altogether, sadly enough, we have a record 808,000 people in Quebec, 25 per cent of whom live in Montreal, who must turn to welfare as a last resort.
Considering that 40 per cent of new welfare recipients-