Mr. Speaker, as the new leader of the Quebec Liberal Party paints the province's economic in ever darker tones, a major French scientific magazine has described Quebec's system of science and technology as a model. La Recherche rightly notes that, on a per capita basis, Montreal leads North American cities in providing technical jobs. It also notes that Quebec puts out more scientific publications than does France and that, in the area of venture capital, Quebec is in second place in North America, behind Massachusetts and ahead of California.
This is a broad view of Quebec's potential, when the province has only part of its tools for economic development. Imagine what Quebec will be like when it attains sovereignty. As the federal Minister of Finance would say “You just better watch us”. This is only the beginning.