Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, who serves with me on the Standing Committee on Finance.
We have been talking a great deal about the Canada job grant. I will talk about it some more in my speech.
Aside from the program itself, there is still the issue of jurisdiction. The federal government has clearly not done its job. It has not tried to bring the provinces together over a program to which they can all contribute. As we have seen over the past two years, the Conservatives have done this with other programs, not just this one.
For instance, the budget refers to the immigrant investor program. Its value is debatable. However, the program falls under shared jurisdictions. Quebec uses the funding for venture capital, among others. However, it seems that without consultation the federal government decided to eliminate the program and create a new one.
The federal government is also moving forward with the national securities commission without consulting the provinces, despite the Supreme Court ruling on the matter.
Could the hon. member for Kings—Hants comment on the way the Conservative government operates as it casts the provinces aside and tries to impose its vision?