Mr. Speaker, I am glad to answer the question. Yes, we have used the government's economic policies to reduce unemployment. When we started in this government we had 11.5% unemployment. Now we are down to 6.8%. Yes, we have programs to help people have the dignity of work. We are very proud of that, and two million more Canadians work today because they have a good federal government which cares about their future.
In the House of Commons on May 2nd, 2000. See this statement in context.