In terms of moving forward, I think about the number of youth across Canada who had signed up for this program and how important it was for them to sign up. I've read some of the statistics. Over 50% came from marginalized or racialized communities, whichever term you would prefer, and it is disappointing to now know that we had to hit the pause button on this program. Other programs are running, and I'm glad we did expand the Canada summer jobs program by offering an extra $60 million for that program. But I do hope that going forward we can restart a similar type of program to which youth are invited to apply to get that volunteer experience, because we know how valuable and enriching that volunteer experience is for them.
On July 30th, 2020. See this statement in context.