Mr. Speaker, there are 2,000 jobs to be filled in the pulp and paper sector, and there is a lack of training.
The announcement I made in Trois-Rivières yesterday on behalf of the government concerning a $23.5 million investment will fill this gap. Thus, the centre will become the leading francophone pulp and paper centre in North America, and this was done in partnership with industry.
This is excellent news for La Mauricie, for Quebec, and for all of Canada.