Mr. Speaker, the government justifies its employment insurance reform, which harshly penalizes the economy in regions such as Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean, by claiming that it is trying to connect unemployed workers to available jobs. If that were true, it would not be tearing up its labour market agreement with Quebec, which helps unemployed workers find jobs.
Quebec's minister, Alexandre Cloutier, made it clear that Quebec will not give up this responsibility.
Will the government stop hiding behind the supposed secrecy of the budget and announce that this agreement will be fully maintained?