Mr. Speaker, I have watched the hon. member try to use the same statistics to trick Canadians for the last number of weeks. The unemployment data kept in Canada measure something different from what the federal labour statistics do in the United States. If he wants to compare apples with apples, I would point him to the labour force participation rate. In Canada, it is 64.3%; Japan, 62%; the U.S. 61.3%; and Germany 56.1%. If he is wondering how our pandemic response has assisted in this, I would point him to the fact that 71% of the jobs lost during the pandemic in Canada have returned, and 56% in the United States.
In the House of Commons on February 22nd, 2021. See this statement in context.