Mr. Speaker, even the auditor general did not ask us to stop the programs. He agreed with the strategy that we were putting in place.
The hon. member is from the province of British Columbia. I wonder how he would respond to John Radosevic, president of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union and the CAW, who wrote:
With assistance from HRDC, people who had been hard hit by changes in West Coast fisheries are fighting to make a comeback. With the help of your department we have trained people and created employment for many who were forced to leave the industry. We also deeply involved with the—