Thank you, Madam Chair.
I do have a question, Minister, but before that, I want to address what just happened here in the last round of questioning.
My colleague opposite, Ms. Ferreri, interrupted my colleague Ms. Sudds, using the excuse of collegiality to silence her from asking a question that clearly mattered significantly to her and to a lot of women. I don't think it's very collegial to use a point of order to interrupt one of us on this committee on something we really, truly believe in. I want to get that on the record.
I also think defending a woman's right to choose is not politicizing.
Minister, I want to say to you that by telling your story in the courageous way you did today, you helped a lot of women. I want to thank you for doing that.
I did have a question that's unrelated, but I feel we have to make sure that when we are being collegial, it also means letting us talk about the things that matter to us and to very many women.
My question is about youth. I want to draw your attention back to a really happy day when you came to my riding of Ottawa West—Nepean and met with the Boys and Girls Club. We know that the young people we met there are diverse, as are many young people across the country. They are passionate, they care deeply about their communities, they want to make the world better and they are looking for the kinds of skills that are going to get them better jobs, good-quality jobs, so I want to ask you about the Canada summer jobs program.
I understand that around the entire country right now, especially in my riding, employers are hiring young people. I wonder if you could tell us a little bit more about the importance of the Canada summer jobs program.