The sustainable jobs plan, as it's now being called by the government, is basically right now a plan to make a plan in 2025. How are we going to make sure that there actually is a plan that's going to be implemented and that will start in 2025?
Again, these communities, they don't have long to wait. If there's no hope on the horizon for them, right away it's going to be completely demoralizing to thousands of people, not just in my riding but in Earl's riding and other ridings all across this country. This is devastating.
To the point I made to the minister, we lost two years because of COVID. The Auditor General's report also referenced that there were two years of nothing done on this file. We've lost time. How are you guys making up for that lost time? How are you going to make sure that these communities aren't devastated and wiped off the map?