Statement made on 04 November 2009 by Senator Dennis Dawson
Hon. Dennis Dawson:
Honourable senators, the business section of the November 3, 2009, edition of La Presse reported that economic recovery could be slower in Quebec than in the rest of the country. Statistics show that Quebec is not experiencing the economic recovery promised by the Stephen Harper government.
Between March and September of this year, the unemployment rate in Quebec rose from 8.3 per cent to 8.8 per cent. During the same period, according to Statistics Canada figures, hundreds of jobs were lost in the forestry and manufacturing sectors.
My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Will she recognize that the economic plan of this government is a failure because, while other places are recovering from the recession, people in eastern Canada and Quebec are still losing jobs?
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