Mr. Speaker, I want to remind the hon. member of the circumstances facing the riding of Brant, a community that had to diversify its economy having lost the major employers that closed and were all gone.
The transitional jobs fund and the Canada jobs fund were identified precisely for communities like the riding of Brant. The investments that we have made as a result of these programs have been well received by the community members there because they have provided opportunities that were not going to otherwise exist.