Mr. Speaker, it is today, in Ottawa, that the public hearings of the Liberal task force on young entrepreneurs will begin.
This national task force will prepare a report that will be submitted to the Prime Minister by October. This report will include an assessment of the programs and services available to young people who have business projects, and it will determine how the federal government, the private sector, associated groups and young people themselves can create a better synergy.
So, the hearings begin here at 6 p.m., in the Centre Block. The task force will then be in Montreal on May 14 and 15, in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce on May 17, and in Laval on May 28.
This tour of the Quebec regions is an excellent way of contacting young entrepreneurs and organizations that help them with their projects, in their own environment.
This is an opportunity to hear their views on their projects and on what they expect from the government.