Mr. Speaker, in 1996, Quebec's Parti Quebecois government organized two socio-economic summits. On each occasion, it excluded the Canadian government.
The Government of Quebec was prepared to meet with municipalities, high finance—all the major banks were present—, management and labour, but not with the federal government. Yet we know that the federal government is an important player in the economic development of Quebec and the greater Montreal area.
Will the secretary of state responsible for economic development in Quebec tell us what the federal government has been doing to promote the development of Montreal?