Mr. Speaker, the minister talked about the importance of investing in young people. I cannot agree with him more. However, right now in his department the only way that a young person could get employment is for the young person to be out of school full time or out of work full time. Ordinary young teenagers, for example, who want to find a decent job after school will not benefit at all from the minister's department.
What I want to know is whether there could be any consideration for a year round program that is sort of like the ones that we had in the summer that to my mind were very successful and created thousands of jobs in every small and large community. Young people were able to find meaningful jobs in their own communities. Not only does it benefit young people, but it benefits a lot of the non-profit organizations. It also benefits the communities tremendously. It is a good investment.
I wonder whether the minister has any plan or is giving consideration to such an employment program.