Mr. Speaker, we have been hearing about how the minister is going to invest in skills development for a long time now.
However, this is not new money we are seeing. The government is robbing Peter to pay Paul.
We are talking about programs in which the provinces, along with the federal government and the private sector, are being asked to reinvest.
Were the provinces consulted? Why did the minster choose to reverse the decision he made six years ago to transfer the responsibility for skills development and training to the provinces?