Thank you so much.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Jones and Mr. Emmanuel. Thank you for being here today.
I know Mr. Jones from my work at the Toronto District School Board, but also at the ministry of children and youth services. I was surprised to see him here today. I didn't know he was coming.
I'm so happy to see you, because I know you'll bring a lot of value to this discussion. I know some of the work you do is among the best, not only in the city of Toronto but throughout this country, when it comes to building opportunities for young people in some challenging neighbourhoods. I want to say thank you for all the work you're doing—both of you—because I know you've changed lives.
Mr. Jones, I know you mentioned that prolonging the program might be a way to improve the overall opportunity that the Canada student jobs program brings. Are there any other recommendations that you can provide to the committee on how we can improve the program overall to better meet the needs of your program?