Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers and Canadians are facing an employment crisis with unemployment rates at a 10-year high, especially among young people. Yet the government wants to cut 40,000 public service jobs. These are good union jobs that support families, and the Liberals want to eliminate them.
Every one of these employees is providing services to Quebeckers and Canadians, and they need them. The Prime Minister told Canadians during the election that he would cap the number of employees within the public service, not cut their positions.
Why is this Liberal government breaking its promise by cutting good jobs and services at a time when people need them the most?