Mr. Speaker, the member opposite indicated unacceptable levels of unemployment. If I heard him correctly, he used the figure of 11.2% as being unacceptable. It is down to about 9%. I think it might be at 8.9%.
I am wondering whether he could shed some insight into why this government is so reluctant to set some targets for unemployment levels. The government has done it on reducing the deficit. It did it over a period of years.
I am wondering why there is such reticence on the government side to set realistic targets to reduce unemployment, particularly among young people because their level is nowhere near the 11% or the 9%. It is in the high teens if they are lucky. Perhaps the member opposite could answer that question.