Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is simply wrong. The main thrust of the budget was job creation.
The hon. member will recognize that there is a clear link between deficit reduction, interest rate reduction and job creation. That is exactly what we are doing. We have seen interest rates come down. We have seen the spread between our interest rates and American interest rates virtually disappear.
The budget had a major youth program both for summer jobs and for first entry jobs which the Minister of Human Resources Development will be speaking to. It had a major focus on the development of the new technology and the newer economy which the Minister of Industry will be speaking to. It had a major focus on trade, the kinds of things that really create jobs. This was a jobs budget.