Mr. Speaker, the debate on the research centres in Gatineau is directly related to the 75:25 ratio, a federal promise made in 1983.
In terms of employment alone, to achieve the 75:25 ratio, Gatineau still needs another 7,000 jobs. By their count, the Conservatives do not include federal employees of agencies such as the Canada Revenue Agency or the International Development Research Centre, or crown corporations such as Canada Post. As if those government employees do not work for the federal government.
These are just more examples of the federal government not respecting the specificity of Gatineau. This alone shows that the federal government does not respect the nation of Quebec and everything to which it has been entitled since year one of the Dominion of Canada.