Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. In its budget, the federal government claims that it will increase by $60 million the moneys allocated for summer employment. However, since 1994, the government has cut $26 million from these programs. Moreover, cuts affecting transfer payments will deprive Quebec students of $150 million this year and $300 million next year.
How can the government pretend to help young people when, in fact, it reduces funding for education by hundreds of millions, in return for a few temporary jobs?