Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I do not want make any accusations, except that decisions were made, of course, to move some employment centres to other areas, probably to satisfy certain people. These decisions went against the opinion regional or local stakeholders had voiced at the time. What we are asking this government to do is to make decisions that go along with the wishes expressed by the local or regional stakeholders and to stop playing party politics with these issues.
On one hand, it signs nice Canada-Quebec agreements for employment centres and, on the other hand, the two offices end up being located three or four kilometres apart. How are we going to offer services to people who have no car, who must travel, who will have to go to one place and another, while trying to cut costs, to reach a consensus? A senior federal official is negotiating with Quebec so that the two offices, the employment centre and the unemployment office, are as close as possible and even sometimes share the same location.
In my riding, in my region, the government has decided to move the employment centre that is now located very close—some 100 metres away—to the office run by the Quebec government. It will be moved three kilometres away. This is a totally illogical decision. I hope some ministers who are here today will think about this so that this decision can be reversed and that, next time, before making similar decisions, they will think and consult.
I can guarantee one thing, I will not give up on this issue. I will see it through to a satisfacatory resolution.