“The Liberals say the economy is good. But youth unemployment is very high. That's bad. I don't like that. I'm going to blame the government and say they should deliver jobs to young people.”
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In a debate about youth issues, a Conservative pointed out higher youth unemployment while the Liberal government promoted their economic plan to create jobs. The debate seemed to focus on the usual partisan talking points rather than substantive discussion of solutions for youth challenges.
“Youth unemployment is high. We Liberals will fix that by creating jobs and training young people.”