As we are talking about the role of the federal government in this, there are a couple of disconnects. When we look at the increase in youth unemployment over the last seven years, we see that it has gone from 11% up to 14.5%, but we also see that the government cease its support for youth employment centres—which have traditionally provided opportunity for young people during the course of the summer. One of the recommendations from CFIB is about the need for more information on where we can access older workers.
Has Service Canada not been doing a good job? You would think that would be the natural collective for matching workers and letting workers know what skills, training, and opportunities there are. That's what Service Canada is for. Is that a role that the CFIB feels is not being met?
And maybe your group could comment as well, Barbara.