Discussion · Orders of the Day
Andréanne Larouche Bloc Québécois
“The federal government should not interfere with job training in Quebec. Quebec already manages these programs and helps young workers find jobs and housing. If the federal government wants to help young people find work, it should fix the tariff crisis instead.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, with whom I always enjoy speaking. We worked together again today in committee. I congratulate her on her French. In any case, trying to impose a one-size-fits-all approach and interfere with the training already provided in Quebec—with something that is already being done—is certainly not the way to help young people find jobs. At the federal level, there may be programs to help them gain their first work experience. One example is the Canada summer jobs program. However, I have also discussed many other work-related measures to help young people cope with the cost of living and find housing. These are areas of jurisdiction for Quebec that could help them relocate to where jobs are available within their province. The government has allowed the economic situation to deteriorate. Maybe one way to help young people would be working to resolve this tariff crisis, because it creates uncertainty for businesses, which ultimately may have to let people go. In this climate of uncertainty, young people are often the first to be laid off. We have a Prime Minister who has adopted an “elbows up” attitude and who promised to resolve the situation. Clearly, if there were an agreement in place and less economic uncertainty, there would likely be far more jobs for young people.”
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, with whom I always enjoy speaking. We worked together again today in committee. I congratulate her on her French. In any case, trying to impose a one-size-fits-all approach and interfere with the training already provided in Quebec—with something that is already being done—is certainly not the way to help young people find jobs. At the federal level, there may be programs to help them gain their first work experience. One example is the Canada summer jobs program. However, I have also discussed many other work-related measures to help young people cope with the cost of living and find housing. These are areas of jurisdiction for Quebec that could help them relocate to where jobs are available within their province. The government has allowed the economic situation to deteriorate. Maybe one way to help young people would be working to resolve this tariff crisis, because it creates uncertainty for businesses, which ultimately may have to let people go. In this climate of uncertainty, young people are often the first to be laid off. We have a Prime Minister who has adopted an “elbows up” attitude and who promised to resolve the situation. Clearly, if there were an agreement in place and less economic uncertainty, there would likely be far more jobs for young people.