Mr. Speaker, the youth program announced by the Minister of Human Resources Development a few days ago duplicates a number of programs that already exist in Quebec, including Jeunes volontaires ,
Jeunes
promoteurs, and Chantiers Jeunesse , plus all the training related to education.
In fact, the federal strategy will merely add to the overlap and duplication which already cost $300 million annually in the case of Quebec alone.
My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Does he realize that by doing this, he is not only failing to deliver on his promise to eliminate duplication but actually adding to it, and that a substantial share of the funds that should go to youth will be used to support the federal bureaucracy that will be needed to administer the program?