My goodness, Mr. Speaker, if any party should be thanking the federal government it is the Bloc Québécois. It represents a provincial area, and if any province in the country has done well out of this budget and over the history of time, it is the province of Quebec, on everything from finance to national marketing programs through supply management of dairy, poultry and eggs.
It is in that province where there is some profitability on the farm as a result of the Canadian programs that allow Quebec producers to market under a Canadian system. Members opposite, especially members of the Bloc, should be thanking Canadians, the Government of Canada and the finance minister for the great effort he has made and continually makes in terms of assisting many of the national programs within Quebec.
On EI, we have made changes. The minister responsible for EI announced those changes, changes that will certainly benefit the province of Quebec and many rural areas in this country where unemployment is over 10%.