Mr. Speaker, as we saw last week, the numerous reactions to the budget tabled by our Minister of Finance were, for the most part, enthusiastic. Among the positive reactions our government's third budget raised, allow me to quote from one by the Quebec minister responsible for industry, commerce, science and technology.
In a press release issued this past Friday, Rita Dionne-Marsolais spoke of her positive reaction to the creation of Technology
Partnerships Canada, to replace DIPP, which the federal government has been gradually phasing out in the past few years.
We are glad to learn that, at last, the PQ government's ministers are setting aside the constitutional disputes and giving the Liberal government's actions in the area of research and development their proper due.