Mr. Speaker, in November we saw an impressive increase in the number of construction starts in Quebec.
Our government is delighted that its economic policies have produced results. Thanks to the lowest mortgage rates in the last 30 years, Canadians who want to buy a home can now make their dreams come true.
In the Montreal area, there were more than 748 active construction sites, 54 per cent more than last year during the same period. Construction starts have increased by 288 per cent in the Sherbrooke area and by 108 per cent around Chicoutimi.
If it were not for the political uncertainty in Quebec today, all these figures would be twice as high.