Mr. Speaker, let me say again that the riding of Brant was an area of very high unemployment, spiking at over 14%. Very clearly the program, the transitional jobs fund, was there to assist ridings like mine. I am absolutely convinced that it is these programs that have helped men and women in my riding find opportunities that otherwise would not have been there.
In the House of Commons on February 17th, 2000. See this statement in context.