Thank you, Chair.
I would also like to thank all the witnesses for their testimony here today.
We've heard really great testimony throughout this study about how important and valuable the Canada summer jobs program is, and we've also heard about things employers would like, such as more flexibility. Of course, everyone wants more money for their program, and that's understandable.
I'd like to address a point made by my colleague MP Ferreri. It might not be StatsCan's job to collect statistics about this program, but the department that administers it certainly collects data about how well it is working. For example, 89% of youth who participated developed and/or strengthened their employment skills, 97% developed transferable skills, 89% developed a positive attitude about their future employment prospects, 97% of employers would reapply for the program and 96% of employers were very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the program.
We've also heard about this number of 10% for local priorities, which I don't think is accurate either—