Mr. Speaker, this summer once again a group of students from Peterborough will exchange homes and summer jobs with students from Quebec.
Last year in Peterborough, Quebec students worked for five different employers, gaining useful work experience while getting to know their host families and our community. I want to thank the Canadian Canoe Museum, the Otonabee Region Conservation Foundation, Lang Village, Trent University and Warsaw Caves as well as the host families and HRDC staff for their help with this program.
Programs like this and the regular high school SEVEC exchange enrich the lives of young people and their families and make Canada even stronger.
My best wishes to all participants in this program this summer.