Mr. Speaker, like the hon. member I too deplore this state of affairs in Quebec. And that is why, since we came to power, we have discussed the need for job creation, and we have had some results. Nearly 100,000 new jobs were created in Quebec since we formed the government, and unemployment in Quebec dropped by 1.3 per cent over the past 18 months.
Unfortunately, at a time when Quebec has the most serious social problems in Canada and unemployment is increasing, the Government of Quebec only thinks about independence, separation and the Constitution. And while it does its political fancy footwork, the poor in Quebec are paying the price. That is what is so unfortunate. We want to talk about job creation, while it dreams of separatism at the expense of the poor in that province.