We are not lazy people. By appreciating and understanding, by supporting and recognizing the aboriginal people of this land this country can be a united, stronger and better Canada. Thousands of students in need of a job to pay for their education are frantically searching for employment. I am appealing today to all Quebec and Canadian entrepreneurs who, as our economic leaders, have a social responsibility to provide jobs to a young, hard-working labour force eager to learn. Because they are motivated, student workers can substitute for vacationing employees, lend a hand to businesses and help them meet their everyday needs.
Young people are our future.
When businesses adopt an enlightened approach, it is easier for students to gain entry into the labour force and as a result, all of society benefits. Economic and social conditions are parallel and so are the murder rates. On the other hand, since prohibition days New York state has had the toughest North American gun laws outside of Mexico, yet the murder rate there is five times higher than in Canada. I do not know why, but I suspect the presence of organized crime, widespread drug abuse, racial tension and grinding poverty just might have something to do with it. Instead of concentrating on the emotional rantings of the Coalition for Gun Control, the Minister of Justice should inform himself by comparing firearms legislation and crime statistics in a wide variety of jurisdictions.