Mr. Speaker, it is precisely-at least in part-to avoid bringing into the debate all the other well-known elements related to manpower training and the active measures to help create jobs that we want to be certain our proposal will be very easy to understand. In my opinion, we will then have a legitimate hope of reaching an agreement not only with Quebec, but also with all the other provinces.
Once our work is done, and we are almost there-I do not like to set deadlines when we are not certain we can meet them-I am confident that, in the near future, we will be able to sit down at the negotiating table with our colleagues from all the provinces. Of course, there is always the possibility that the Prime Minister will hold a conference with his provincial counterparts from across the country; there are all kinds of timetables that must be considered.
We want to assure the hon. member as well as all those interested in this issue that we will go ahead. We want to make sure that our proposal, when it is presented, will be well thought out and meet the needs not only of government officials but also of the people we really want to help: the men and women working in all kinds of jobs across the country and those looking for work.