Madam Speaker, I am hoping my colleague can explain something to me. Obviously, I understand that an unemployment rate of 14.7% is concerning.
When I made the rounds of my riding, employers told me that if temporary workers do not come back, they will be forced to shut down some of their operations. In the city where I live, I have noticed that some restaurants have closed their doors permanently because they cannot find the workers they need. Business people say that they do not want to be working 12-hour days, seven days a week.
It seems like everyone is looking for work, but this statistic shows that there is a high unemployment rate among young people. I am trying to understand. Can my colleague explain this situation, which appears to be a dichotomy?