Mr. Speaker, just this week young people were told again by the government that they are to blame for their insecure job situation.
Canadians of all ages want good jobs, good jobs that are disappearing. Inequality is increasing, and this is directly linked to the rise of precarious work.
Canada's young people are being left out in the cold. That is the message that we have been hearing across the country.
However, this did not just happen. This has been the result of successive Liberal and Conservative governments that pushed the politics of privatization, outsourcing, and austerity, the result of trade agreements that have sold us out, of foreign takeovers, and of growing corporate concentration.
Today, young people are rallying together and insisting that the government do more.
They are fighting back through movements like Black Lives Matter, indigenous struggles, Climate Action Network Canada, and Fight for $15 & Fairness. They are challenging a system that is holding us back.
Together we must join in solidarity and build a movement for social, environmental, and economic justice for youth and all Canadians.