“I asked about youth unemployment. The government's initiatives aren't working. Conservatives have a plan to address youth jobs, housing affordability, and challenges facing young families. The government should adopt our plan.”
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An Adjournment Proceedings debate where the Conservative MP expressed concern about a youth unemployment crisis and claimed the government's policies are contributing to the problem. The Liberal MP mostly talked about existing government programs and criticized the Conservatives for voting against them in the past.
“The Liberals say they have plans to create jobs and train workers. They list off many promises and programs with big numbers. They want Canadians to believe they are doing a lot to help the economy.”
“You're just talking a lot without giving a real answer. Youth unemployment keeps getting worse. Your training changes didn't help. In fact, you made it harder for some students to get grants. Stop ignoring our ideas that might actually help. Why not let students in vocational schools get grants too?”
“You talked about people not listening? You're the ones who keep voting against our big spending programs. You voted against our tax cut for first-time homebuyers. You voted against $10-a-day child care. You voted against our income tax cut. You voted against the Canada child benefit. And now you complain we don't listen? You're the ones who won't pass our programs to spend money on young Canadians.”