Mr. Speaker, I do not know how the parliamentary secretary can say that, when the minister refused to meet representatives of the sponsors.
On October 22, the Prime Minister said before the Chamber of Commerce in Montreal, and I quote: "By working in a spirit of co-operation, we can put Montreal back on its feet. We have no choice, we must succeed".
Are we to understand that his work on behalf of Montreal is limited to adopting a bill that threatens more than 2,000 jobs and over $90 million in economic benefits there?