Mr. Speaker, clearly, the federal government does not appear to want to back down on the matter of manpower training, insisting on maintaining and even heightening duplication and overlap, which, as we know, lead to inefficiency and waste in this sector so vital in a full-blown employment crisis. Yesterday, the Prime Minister reiterated his intentions saying, with regard to active measures: "these are federal programs-and they will remain under our control".
Given the reaffirmation of the Quebec consensus yesterday at the socio-economic conference in Quebec City, which had been reached by management, unions and government and which requests the federal government to withdraw from active measures, will the Prime Minister agree to reverse his decision and permit the elimination of overlap in the area of manpower?