Madam Speaker, I would like to ask a question, but first of all I would like to make just a few comments.
It seems that the parties, whether Progressive Conservative or Liberal, are totally forgetting what has been going on in this country.
We need to look at what has been going on in this country and at why we have lost jobs. Many jobs have been lost because of technology.
I have used the example of the Brunswick mine in comments I have made here in the House before. It used to have 1,400 employees and produce 8,000 tonnes daily. Today, with 800 employees, it can produce 10,000 tonnes daily.
Many jobs have been lost in the Atlantic region because of the problems with the fisheries. In Newfoundland, fish plant closures have done away with many jobs.
My colleague from the Conservative Party who has just spoken cannot bring himself to say that free trade is responsible for the loss of many jobs. Perhaps if we quit giving our jobs to the Americans, Canadians would have work too.