Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

On March 18, 2010, Alice Wong made a Members’ Statement in the House of Commons concerning the Economic Action Plan.

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Mrs. Alice Wong (Richmond, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, our government is now implementing year two of Canada’s economic action plan. This plan has helped Canada cope with the effects of the global recession better than nearly every other industrialized country.

Our plan cut taxes for families. We extended EI benefits to help the unemployed and we expanded skills training for those moving into new jobs. In ever corner of this country, almost 60,000 infrastructure projects are putting Canadians to work and building hope in the largest cities and smallest towns.

Our plan is working. Since last July, almost 160,000 new jobs have been created, but our work is not yet complete. We will not be satisfied until all Canadians who have lost jobs are working again. Canadians can count on our government to continue to put jobs and the economy first. Jobs and economic growth remain our priority.

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