Mr. Speaker, the question of the leader of the Conservative Party is amazing since the unemployment insurance rates reached record highs when he was in government. Furthermore, we have been steadily bringing down those rates since the record highs of the Conservative government. It is our intention to continue to do so.
Speaking of the private sector, the Bank of Montreal said that this year's job growth, which is expected to total 376,000 by year end, will continue through 1998, with a further—