Mr. Speaker, the hon. member must first tell us if he wants to keep inflation down, if he accepts the one to three per cent bracket. If he does not accept it, then let us have a debate on the issue. If he does accept it, I am sure he will agree that we must anticipate inflation.
In any case, I find the hon. member's question somewhat puzzling, given that, in the last month, interest rates have gone down at least four times. There is a very distinct downward trend. I do not understand the timing of the hon. member's question.
The member, following on the Leader of the Opposition, talks about job creation. The Minister of Human Resources Development pointed out very clearly that the numbers upon which the Bloc Quebecois is relying are simply not correct and that in fact there is job creation. Simply to fill in the answer given by my colleague, in the last quarter alone there have been 100,000 new jobs created in the private sector. The other side ought to know that.