Mr. Speaker, this is more proof that if the government tortures the data badly enough it will confess to anything.
Here are the facts from the OECD. The United States has an unemployment rate of 7.9%. Canada has an unemployment rate of 9.0%. In fact, Japan, Germany, France and the U.K., along with the U.S., all have lower unemployment than Canada, despite having by far the largest deficit in the OECD.
This is the worst record around. What will the government do to reverse the disastrous damage it has done to our businesses and workers?