Mr. Chair, there are two avenues for workers who lose their jobs, and one is retraining. We are spending a record amount for any federal government on retraining programs in Canada. It is accurate to say that any person in Canada who wishes to be retrained can get retrained and will be assisted in getting it. This is very important in a dynamic economy like Canada where there is change. For older workers there is that specific program to assist them to adjust.
In the House of Commons on May 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.