Sure.
I'm going to quickly mention the second example which is about the tragic death of Andy Ferguson.
He worked at a radio station in Alberta as an intern, and as a contract employee. After finishing a double shift— which lasted 16 hours and ended at 5 a.m—he fell asleep at the wheel and his car collided with a truck. When the Canada Labour Program did an investigation, they concluded that the paid hours were within allowable limits. They had no authority to investigate the unpaid hours because Andy was a post-secondary student.
In conclusion, the first recommendation is Statistics Canada should begin tracking unpaid internships as part of the labour force survey.
The second is parliament needs to amend the Canada Labour Code to extend employment standards to protect interns.
The third is the Canada Labour Program and the Canada Revenue Agency should adopt proactive enforcement strategies.
Finally, we would just like to thank the three members of Parliament—Scott Brison, Andrew Cash, and Brent Rathgeber—who have already spoken out about this issue.
We're very pleased to have the opportunity to address the committee.
Thanks.