Madam Speaker, I will try to make it short. I appreciated the comments by my colleague from Abitibi—Témiscamingue. I agree that the government should have done more for the industry, not only to help it through these rough times, but also to help the people.
Does the hon. member agree with the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, whereby there should be greater investment in research and development? He touched on new technologies. Last year, I read an article in L'Actualité magazine about all the work and research currently being done in Quebec.