Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would also like to thank our witnesses for being here today.
One of my favourite parts of the Canada summer jobs program is the amount of real engagement MPs can have with the local organizations. During the summer, we get to visit and see some of the students working in those jobs. Ontario Sailing is in my riding, so this summer I got to visit it. Their Canada summer jobs student Rachel Green qualified for the Pan Am Games, so I'd like to give her a little shout-out as they start that competition in Chile. I hope she does well.
The other thing I noticed in that office was that several of their more advanced staff had been Canada summer jobs students in the past. I found the same thing at different employers I went to. They engaged Canada summer jobs students, but they also had people who had been Canada summer jobs students in the past and who were now some of their core employees. I think some of the witnesses talked about this, as well—the success of the program.
I'd like to ask each organization whether they think that should continue to be the goal of Canada summer jobs. Is it to provide these sorts of opportunities and learning experiences for students, or should we also look at the labour market and what local communities need, in terms of workforce?
Mr. Spafford or Ms. Larocque, either of you could start.