Mr. Speaker, we have not cast education aside. We respect that it is under provincial jurisdiction.
Even so, we are providing $10 billion a year in transfer payments to the provinces for post-secondary training. That level of funding is much higher than at any time in the past, particularly under the Liberals.
In addition, we have earmarked $2.7 billion a year for labour market transfers to help people find work. There are a number of initiatives related to this in the budget. We have a youth employment strategy, an opportunities fund for persons with disabilities and an aboriginal skills and employment training strategy.
These programs all contain an educational component and respect provincial jurisdiction, which remains one of the building blocks of our country and our Constitution.