Thank you, Ms. Larocque.
Last year's Canada Summer Jobs program, compared to the previous year's program in a pandemic context, was cut, for the majority of our ridings, by 30% of its budget. That's quite a lot, considering the increased number of requests. There are also demographic and inflation-related issues. Budget cuts have resulted in a reduction in the number of hours allocated to each of the positions.
In the current context, do you believe that funding for the Canada Summer Jobs program should be increased to reflect the increased number of applications?