Thanks. It's great to get a question from a young member of Parliament like you. On a personal note, it's really affirming to see so many young elected members of Parliament in the House of Commons, because you have such relevant experience and really lived experience right now.
In terms of the work that we do to support young people, I would say that the first thing to note is that we transfer $3 billion to provinces and territories every year to help with this work. We're not the only game in town.
We add to those transfers to very specifically focus on a few different categories of youth. One is youth who might be having a really hard time getting their first work experience or who, in some cases, haven't completed their education. There are not-for-profit organizations and public institutions that do really important work to make sure that people don't.... I really believe that everybody deserves a second chance and that sometimes people leave school because of circumstances in their life that are really hard to handle. There's nothing worse than seeing someone who hasn't had that second chance get further and further away from employment. The work we do with those groups is critically important, not just for their outcomes but also for the outcomes of Canada, to help make sure that these people get to their full potential and the promise they hold for our country.
Second, we also make sure to support young people with things like Canada student loans and grants, as well as other experiences, such as youth work experiences like the Canada summer jobs program and the student work placements I talked about for post-secondary students. They are really looking to home in on what they're learning and match that with what is really happening in the workforce.
