Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.
In spite of the minister's commitment to provide a transition period made necessary by the implementation of the unemployment insurance reform, 11 of the 50 Quebec groups working to enhance the employability of greatly disadvantaged people just learned that their contract would end on August 31. This means that 2,000 greatly disadvantaged Quebecers will suddenly be without resources to enhance their employability.
Why, in spite of his commitment to give these groups a transition period to adjust and to allow negotiations with Quebec to unfold, has the minister abruptly ended the contracts of these 11 organizations without giving them time to find the necessary resources to continue to provide essential services to greatly disadvantaged people?