Madam Speaker, Montreal lost more quality jobs this week with the closing of the AstraZeneca research and development centre.
We are talking about the loss of 132 jobs in a cutting-edge industry in addition to 1,000 other jobs that have disappeared in the pharmaceutical sector in Montreal alone since 2010. This is further proof that this government is unable to stimulate Canada's research and development sector.
Will the government finally acknowledge that its policies in this area are a failure and decide to take action?