Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
A recent Informetrica report indicates that some 9,100 jobs will be lost in British Columbia by the year 2000 due to the increases in CPP contributions. A KPMG management consultant study suggests British Columbia has been shortchanged $1.3 billion by federal government procurement opportunities.
The Prime Minister always talks about the APEC conference helping British Columbia. What else do they have to offer British Columbians to offset these jobs that we are losing in British Columbia?