I generally support this motion and will in all likelihood vote for it.
I don't think the $10 million that Mr. Vellacott and Mr. Komarnicki referred to could be considered significant investment. It's 10%. Youth unemployment is double the national average, and there are other programs in jeopardy in the youth employment strategy of the government.
We know what happened to the summer jobs in 2006 and 2007 under the government. The program was literally butchered and destroyed, and then they went back to the previous Liberal program, which at least worked. So this does provide some good support for students.
I wonder whether Madame Beaudin would consider it friendly--not as an amendment--to see if we could get a report from the department. This doesn't speak only to the amount of money, but to the process of determining where the jobs go. I wonder if it might be helpful to get something from the department that updates their criteria for allocating Canada summer jobs. The most recent $10 million goes proportionately by riding, but this goes to the issue of student unemployment, minimum wage rates, etc.