Mr. Speaker, we are talking about work and returning to work. Canadians want to earn a paycheque, but that is not what is happening.
In the United States, 500,000 new jobs have been created, but almost 300,000 jobs were lost in Canada during roughly the same period. The employment rate is 3% lower than before the pandemic because of government measures forcing thousands of Canadians to stay home rather than go to work. Once again, what is the government's plan for getting Canadians back to work?