Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, I believe once again that the Bloc Québécois does not fully grasp the current situation.
We are facing an economic crisis, caused in part by our neighbours to the south, and the symptoms are obvious: Quebec's credit rating has been downgraded, and the aluminum sector is anxious.
What has happened in the past when Quebeckers have faced crises? We rolled up our sleeves and did great things, undertook great projects together. If we had listened to the Bloc Québécois at the time, there would be no aluminum industry. There would be no Montreal metro, nor would Expo 67 have come to be. Robert Bourassa would not have been able to carry out his project in James Bay.
There is a similar crisis today. There are similar challenges—