When I take a look back and see where we started from and where we are today, I see a government that has been active; that has actually confronted the problems that Canadians face every day; and, over this period of time, when we went through one of the worst recessions in this country's history, that has created 600,000 jobs in the last three years — not only 600,000 jobs, honourable senators, but, in good part, 600,000 good-paying jobs.
Pendant cette période, alors que nous traversions une des pires récessions de l'histoire du Canada, le gouvernement a créé 600 000 emplois en trois ans — pas 600 000 emplois ordinaires, honorables sénateurs, mais bien 600 000 emplois bien rémunérés.