Mr. Speaker, that suggestion is very different from what I said in my speech. Quebec wants to control its manpower policy. It will try to harmonize it when it is in the workers' interests to do so, and not just with the rest of Canada, but also with the United States. Many people who work in the U.S. for a while, and then come back home. The same situation exists in Quebec.
We are discussing totally different issues. However, I will say that we would have a better chance of achieving efficiency if-and the other provinces will have to make their own decision in that regard-Quebec controlled manpower and employment development policies, as advocated by the manufacturers' association. It is for reasons of efficiency that we have to be in control. Quebecers cannot agree to any other formula without relinquishing their own identity. It may be that, in the rest of Canada, people do not mind letting the federal government impose standards, but it is just not possible in Quebec.
The sooner Quebec assumes full control of that sector, the sooner we can have efficient and well-thought-out measures which will benefit the public.