Mr. Speaker, $10 billion invested over the past 30 years by the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and 500,000 jobs maintained or created: now that is an economic success story.
The Conservatives' decision to centralize workforce training programs does not take into account what the provinces have already achieved.
The latest report from Quebec's labour minister indicated that 140,000 people have found jobs after completing a training program. Last year, Quebec's training initiatives helped save $220 million in EI benefit payments.
Why would the government interfere with something that works?