Mr. Speaker, it being the first Thursday after the summer holidays, I want to welcome my counterpart, the government House leader, and ask him if he could inform the House as to what the business will be for the rest of this week and into next week.
I will make two quick points. We have extended an olive branch, in the spirit of co-operation and non-partisanship, that we would quickly pass Conservative laws to end the catch-and-release system that the Liberals created and impose tough penalties for dangerous and repeat offenders. We could pass that legislation very quickly and get it off to committee and to the Senate so we could finally put an end to the crime and chaos that Liberal soft-on-crime policies have caused.
Second, my colleague, the shadow minister for employment and jobs, has asked the government if it would schedule an emergency take-note debate on the issue of youth unemployment. This is something that is affecting young Canadians in every corner of the country. There are a lot of bleak reports out there about young Canadians who are giving up on the hope of finding a job leading to home ownership and starting their life and family. I think it is an excellent suggestion by my colleague. I am wondering if the government House leader agrees that this is an urgent issue that needs to be debated and when he will schedule that debate for the House to participate in.