Madam Minister, when you made the cuts a few weeks ago, did you mention which organizations would be affected by them? Did you mention that a number of jobs would be eliminated in my riding of Madawaska—Restigouche? Never, because you cannot confirm that no jobs will be lost in my riding.
At the moment, 344 young people have an opportunity to advance. There should be 1,000 student jobs in my riding, but that is not the case, Madam Minister.
I therefore believe that it is a serious problem, and that you have sent a negative message to the population, to students and to non-profit organizations.
I would now like to know whether you always wait until the last minute—one or two days before the deadline—to renew the employment insurance pilot projects.
Is your government in favour of eliminating weeks of waiting for unemployment insurance? That's an easy question, Madam Minister. Please reply with a yes or a no.