Mr. Speaker, the situation has changed over the past year, even before the events of September 11. Those events made it worse.
President Bush is getting ready to announce a plan to boost the U.S. economy, a plan which would include measures to help laid off workers.
Since the Minister of Foreign Affairs is talking about reviewing the status quo, will the committee he chairs depart from the Minister of Finance's laissez faire stance and adopt a plan to respond to the new economic situation?