Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the member for Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouta—Les Basques seems to be against the Canada jobs fund, the very purpose of which is to create jobs in regions or zones of higher unemployment. He is against the youth employment strategy, which helps young Canadians get back into the workforce.
This is what the government is doing with the money entrusted to it, and I would point out that the EI reform, which sometimes has unfortunate repercussions in some areas, is made very necessary by the realities of today's job market.