Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague who proposed the motion for concurrence in the report. I agree with him and all the members. He is committed to the cause of workers in Quebec and he is also aware of the situation in New Brunswick.
I would like to add a comment. This situation is not restricted to Quebec and New Brunswick, it exists all across Canada as I have often said. Whether it happens in Vancouver, the Gaspé Peninsula or the Acadian Peninsula, an employee losing his or her job is a person without employment and income.
I would like my colleague to tell us, from a Canada-wide perspective, what he thinks of the fact that the government made cuts to a federal program where it has accumulated surpluses, something it brags about, at the expense of workers who have lost their jobs. The minister even acted against the recommendations of the committee itself and of the Liberal committee members, who were in favour of the report.
What is the member's opinion about what the minister has done?