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    The QP Clip: Harper and Mulcair argue about jobs

    The exchange you can’t miss from this afternoon’s Question Period

    Nick Taylor-Vaisey
    <p>Journalists watch a T.V. as the Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Miliken tallies votes in the the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday, May 10, 2005 the Conservative party and Bloc Quebecois are pushing for a non-confidence vote. (CP Photo/Jonathan Hayward)</p>

    Journalists watch a T.V. as the Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Miliken tallies votes in the the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Tuesday, May 10, 2005 the Conservative party and Bloc Quebecois are pushing for a non-confidence vote. (CP Photo/Jonathan Hayward)

    Tom Mulcair doesn’t make a habit of leading Question Period with queries about jobs and the economy. Mulcair has spent weeks asking about electoral reform, government surveillance, temporary foreign workers and troubled Supreme Court appointments. The NDP gets around to the economy, but they tend to front-load their attacks with alleged Tory incompetence on myriad other files.

    Today, Mulcair spent some questions on jobs during his opening rounds. He called on the government to reintroduce an expired small-business tax credit. Prime Minister Stephen Harper confidently swatted the question.