Mr. Speaker, a recent study estimates that 4,400 full-time federal jobs will be cut from the Atlantic region by 2015, a withdrawal that will cost the Atlantic economy over $300 million. On top of that, crown corporations are expected to shed several hundred more jobs. These public sector cuts will also translate into thousands of job losses in the private sector and an overall weakening of the Atlantic economy.
Why does the government continue to make decisions that are devastating to Atlantic Canadians and their communities?