Jobs for young people are not at the high they were in May 2020. The job market for young people still has not rebounded. While I acknowledge the changes or expansions to the Canada summer jobs program, a summer jobs program is one part of a larger policy that we need to implement. Frankly, I have been responsible for administering a Canada summer job at a non-profit, and I've also been on the receiving end of a Canada summer job. There are inequities that exist within it. International students are not eligible. If you're over the age of 30 and you're a student, you're not eligible. We need to be creating larger programs that capture more students and young people to ensure that people are not slipping through the cracks, especially with the way the job market is, the financial realities of COVID. Those have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. That's part of why I'm calling for the reinstitution of the CESB.
