Mr. Bevilacqua: I want to tell the hon. member that there was no question, as he may recall, on the June offer the Minister of Human Resources Development made to the provincial minister of employment, basically asking to sit down and perhaps come up with some different arrangements for a local economic development strategy for the province of Quebec and indeed any other province that would like to participate (1630 ) I find that quite ironic, considering that the government, in co-operation with the people of Canada, has been able to create a climate where there have been over 500,000 full time, high paying jobs created since the October 1993 election.
Il avait d'ailleurs étendu son offre à toute autre province intéressée (1630) Je trouve cela assez ironique étant donné que le gouvernement, en coopération avec la population du Canada, ait réussi à instaurer un climat ayant permis la création de près de 500 000 emplois à temps plein et bien rémunérés depuis les élections d'octobre 1993. Nous avons fait des offres concernant le marché du travail aux provinces.