Mr. Speaker, the throne speech states very clearly: "The government will announce measures to double the number of federal summer student jobs this summer". While I applaud this in principle, what the students in this country want more than ever is affordable
post-secondary education. However, the government has gutted this program by ripping out over $7 billion in transfer payments.
I ask the Deputy Prime Minister: How is this government going to pay for these summer student jobs, short of mortgaging the future of this country's students?