What the minister is saying does not change the fact that, today, 350,000 more people are unemployed than when the recession hit. That is the reality.
This week, the Prime Minister had the opportunity to take real action to strengthen the economy. Yesterday, Alberta and Quebec once again demonstrated that governments can work together by creating a working group on natural resource development.
If the premiers who are meeting right now in Halifax can work together for Canadians, why is the Prime Minister sitting idly by?