Mr. Speaker, on October 26, the Bloc member for LĂ©vis insinuated that the Minister of Human Resources Development was trying to go against the Quebec government in the matter of youth service, and I quote:
Does the minister not admit that his attitude in the youth service matter clearly shows that he is trying to muzzle the Quebec government?
According to the Quebec newspaper Le Soleil , because of the enthusiasm created by the first two parts of Youth Service Canada some 52 schools and community agencies proposed projects.
But we also learn that two weeks ago the assistant deputy minister of education, Mr. Jacques Lanoue, wrote Mr. Michel Walsh, director of adult education at the Portneuf school board, one of the 52 organizations wishing to benefit from the Youth Service program, to ask him not to sign any agreement with Ottawa. This request by the Quebec deputy minister is disquieting because it will prevent young Quebecers from getting an important part of the budget of $15 million.