Thank you, Madam Chair.
Sometimes, when people talk about budgets that went up during the pandemic, I get the sense that they think everything has been resolved in some areas, such as violence against women. The pandemic may be over, but the needs are greater. I realize this is semantics, but there are still consequences.
Canada summer jobs is another program for which the government says it didn't cut funding, it just went back to the pre-pandemic budget. Unfortunately, the Minister is gone, but she's also responsible for Canada summer jobs, a program that both employers and young people looking for work experience really appreciate. That's a different part of Ms. Ien's mandate, but she is responsible for it.
We have made representations. My colleague, Louise Chabot, instigated a study of the Canada summer jobs program at the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. This year, despite our representations, the budget is the same as last year even though it was a real headache in terms of applications on the ground. I hope you'll pass that along. I don't know if there's been a conversation with the minister about that.