Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Human Resources Development announced a major grant to a company in Sorel. The firm, Hebco International, a specialist in the environmental sector, has just received close to $1.3 million to help it set up a research centre and an assembly plant.
Thus, one hundred and twenty-nine direct jobs, plus numerous indirect ones, will be created in the Sorel region because of this Government of Canada funding, which comes from the transitional job fund created by our government.
Ninety-four million dollars from this fund have already gone to help fund Quebec projects.
The Canadian government is pleased to be associated with this project, which contributes to the creation of lasting employment in the greater Montreal region, a region which merits the attention of all governments.