Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is focused on what matters: helping Canadians and their families weather the global economic storm.
We have taken responsive and responsible action to help unemployed Canadians through unprecedented investments in skills training, by introducing legislation to provide extra support to long-tenured workers who have worked hard and paid premiums for years, and by protecting over 165,000 Canadians' jobs through work sharing.
Our Conservative government remains committed to helping Canadian parents balance work and responsibilities.
I am proud that we will be keeping our commitment to provide self-employed Canadians access to benefits so they no longer need to choose between their family and their business.
The Liberal leader wants an unnecessary election that would harm our economic recovery. We will not let that happen.
When it comes to following through on commitments and standing up for workers and their families, Canadians know there is only one party in this House they can trust and that is our Conservative government.