Mr. Speaker, the budget offered absolutely no hope for the 1.4 million unemployed Canadians, not to mention the 2.5 million under employed and all the rest of the people who are so concerned about losing their jobs.
The government campaigned on the promise that it would create jobs, jobs, jobs. Why has it not improved on its disgraceful record of job creation? Sixty-five thousand jobs over the last year for 1.4 million unemployed Canadians is disgraceful. Why has it not met its promises?