Mr. Chair, let me help the minister. He seems out of touch with the realities faced by young Canadians and their parents.
The reality is that the Canadian economy has lost about 260,000 jobs for young Canadians since 2008. That is one of the reasons why Canadian parents are worried about their children's future.
TD Bank estimates it is a $22-billion cost to the Canadian economy, the sustained youth underemployment and unemployment. CIBC economics is using the term “lost generation” of Canadian youth.
Does the minister recognize that some economists are linking the growth in the number of low-skilled temporary foreign workers under the Conservatives with higher youth unemployment in Canada and wage suppression for Canadian youth?