Mr. Speaker, I hate to sound like a broken record, but I have said this in the House about a dozen times now. Five weeks of nothing is still nothing. If someone does not qualify, five weeks makes no difference.
The Association of Universities and Colleges has said quite clearly that if the government does not provide somewhere close to about $1.5 billion to build spaces in community colleges, those apprenticeship programs will not mean a tinker because no one will have a seat to sit in. These are at the top end and there are no places for one to sit.
Yes, they need the added five weeks, and I congratulate the government for adding those additional weeks for those who qualify. However, what will the government do about the other 54% that do not? Just leave them out there with nothing? That is a typical attitude. Fifty-four per cent does not mean anything to the government. It is simply going to discard those people.
We say, no. It used to be 86%. The government has the opportunity to bring that other 30% back into the system.