Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague, whom I have worked with many times. I have enjoyed working with her.
We do have a plan. It has the same cost as the Conservatives', and our plan would actually create 175,000 jobs.
I really want the House to hear the plight of my constituents, so I will give one more story.
A woman who is working full time has raised two adult children and done so without support. Both children are at university. Both need to find summer jobs to pay for tuition. Both struggled to find work. She came to our office for assistance to get her children help for dental surgery, which both need. Unfortunately, she cannot afford the fee for the dental consult, and her children are in pain every day. She asked, “How do you think that makes me feel as a mother?”
This mother has done everything right and worked hard all of her life. Her children have also worked hard. They have one question: Where are the jobs?