Mr. Speaker, the hon. member tends to generalize when he talks about decentralization. It depends on exactly what we are talking about.
If the hon. member is referring to my comments with respect to training and education as well as trades and portability, there is no question that the needs of the country, because of its vastness and regional differences, are different from region to region and sometimes within the regions of a province.
That does not negate the fact that at the same time the economy is national, that we sell ourselves around the world, that we try to export the talents that compete around the world. We have broken down trade barriers with everybody but ourselves.
One of the strongest comments I heard continuously throughout the human resources committee hearings two years ago was that people wanted to see some semblance of principles and objectives in the area of trade as well as portability. People wanted to be able to move across this land and be able to use their skills regardless of whether they are working in Montreal or Vancouver.