Mr. Speaker, I justify the moneys invested in the transitional jobs fund because it created 30,000 jobs for Canadians who were not working before.
I justify the transitional jobs fund because it created work in communities right across this country: in the ridings of 25 Reform members, $20 million invested; in the ridings of 32 Bloc members, $57 million invested; and in the ridings of 12 NDP.