Mr. Speaker, in listening to the hon. Bloc member's comments, reference was made to Quebec and also Canada.
I remind the hon. member that at this time Quebec still is very much a part of Canada. Quite frankly, after the referendum I am quite sure Quebec will be very much a part of Canada. I want Quebec to stay a part of Canada. They want Quebec to stay a part of Canada. I am sure she will be surprised by the vote.
I do not agree with a lot of the comments made by the hon. member for the Bloc. I also do not agree with the way the Liberal Party proposes to operate the unemployment insurance fund and program.
One reason why we have the conflict between Quebec and the federal government is manpower training and funds for job creation programs. If the unemployment insurance program had remained as it was intended, a pure insurance program to provide temporary assistance for workers temporarily between jobs, we would not have all this bickering over the funding for job creation programs coming out of the UIC fund. One way we will solve some of the problems is to return the UIC program to a pure insurance fund, giving employers and employees the opportunities to make decisions on how it is administered.
Back when politicians had their fingers on the UIC program and decided to use it for job creation programs, historically government job creation programs have never, despite billions of dollars spent on them over the years, created real, long lasting jobs.
The government has to get out of the job creation program and get business back into the job creation program. Real jobs come from private business, jobs that last and that pay well. They do not come from government programs that end when the money has run out.
When the Liberal Party adopts this attitude, when the Bloc members from Quebec, part of Canada, adopt this attitude, maybe we will get the economy going again and there will be jobs and we will not have to worry about income supplements and money for job creation programs.