“I want the minister to say how the government will spend more taxpayer money to help young people in my riding get jobs. Then I can take credit and look good.”
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A debate where the Liberals patted themselves on the back for spending taxpayer money on a summer jobs program, claiming it will create opportunities and help young people succeed. Not much substance beyond self-congratulatory statements.
“I want to thank you for giving me political cover to spend more taxpayer money on my programs. We think taxpayers should create 100,000 jobs for young people this year. People in Atlantic provinces should get over 12,300 of them.”