Mr. Speaker, with 1,500 people out of work, it is time for the Minister of Finance to face up to reality.
These people deserve better than a government that is incapable of delivering a budget on time and that has no clear job creation plan, unlike the NDP. The list of layoffs in Canada is growing: Mexx, Jacob, Target and now Future Shop.
What is the government waiting for? When will it deliver a budget that makes job creation a priority?