The member should be very proud of that and she should know that there is a lot of R and D being conducted, that a lot of work is being contracted out, and that many jobs were created thanks to federal activities in her riding. Mrs. Pierrette Venne (Saint-Hubert, BQ): Mr. Speaker, how can the minister claim that Quebec was treated fairly by the federal government regarding federal research centres, considering that these centres employ only 3,000 people in Quebec, compared to 11,000, or almost four times more, in Ontario?
Mme Pierrette Venne (Saint-Hubert, BQ): Monsieur le Président, comment le ministre peut-il affirmer que le Québec a été traité équitablement par le fédéral en matière d'implantation de centres fédéraux de recherche, alors qu'il n'y a que 3 000 employés de ces centres au Québec contre 11 000 en Ontario, presque quatre fois plus?