Mr. Speaker, my question is to the acting Prime Minister.
According to labour force statistics released today, 44,000 full time jobs for women disappeared in January. Medical technicians, educators, clericals and other women's jobs in the public sector have led the cuts. This Liberal government cut 45,000 jobs and thousands more were lost as a result of a $7 billion cut to health transfers to the provinces.
Will the acting Prime Minister acknowledge that women's jobs have never been a priority for this government, or have the Liberals entirely written off women as productive workers in the economy?