Discussion · Government Orders
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault Liberal
“The member says helping young people get jobs is important. But last year he voted against more money for summer jobs, student work placements, and job skills for youth. If he cares about this, why did he vote against that money?”
“Mr. Speaker, in his speech, my colleague mentioned the importance of helping our young people access the labour market. However, just last year, at budget time, he voted against increasing funding for Canada summer jobs. He voted against investing over $600 million in the student work placement program, which provides over 55,000 learning opportunities for young people across the country, and he voted against the $300 million we invested in the youth employment and skills strategy. If this is so important to him, why did he vote against these investments, which address several of the concerns he mentioned in his speech?”
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Mr. Speaker, in his speech, my colleague mentioned the importance of helping our young people access the labour market. However, just last year, at budget time, he voted against increasing funding for Canada summer jobs. He voted against investing over $600 million in the student work placement program, which provides over 55,000 learning opportunities for young people across the country, and he voted against the $300 million we invested in the youth employment and skills strategy. If this is so important to him, why did he vote against these investments, which address several of the concerns he mentioned in his speech?