Mr. Speaker, today is World Volunteer Day. Over two million volunteers in Quebec work for the well being of their fellow citizens. Every year they put in over 308 million hours for causes that are important to them.
We do not speak enough about the people who donate their time to organizations involved in recreational, health, safety, political, charitable and other activities.
The Conservative government did not understand the impact of volunteer work in our society when it cut the Canada volunteerism initiative on September 25.
On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I want to thank all the volunteers in Quebec for their dedication to their community. I am calling on this government to reinvest this money for the well being of our volunteers.