Finance committee  It was called the AMPLIFY program. It was funded through the provincial government, of course with federal money, under the LMDA program. It was targeted to young people who were at risk. It was a pilot program initiated this year. We're in the process of analyzing our results no

Finance committee  We'd be happy to be engaged in a review of that.

Finance committee  It's all about attitude and opportunity. One of the things we've learned through the work we do is that there are some young people who are all over every opportunity. They are the sharp kids who have already made up their minds, and they're progressing. The question we have to

Finance committee  I do have one other comment on the summer program. The advantage of it is that a lot of the funding—not all, but a lot—goes to non-profit organizations, so there is a reach into small and rural communities, which are very different from Brampton, obviously. We have communities i

Finance committee  I think that would be a splendid idea. Obviously, if it is not only a summer program, then it has to be offered to either high school graduates who are taking a gap year or to recent graduates, which is a really good way to go. There have been programs in the past that have, in f

Finance committee  I'm a pragmatist, not an idealist, so I suspect we couldn't get it into all federal programs. When I think of some of the youth internship programs that were typically sponsored by what used to be Industry Canada, which encouraged young people to get involved in technology, there

Finance committee  Absolutely. It would also apply to people who have mental health issues, for example. Not everybody can work nine to five. Perhaps we need to be able to look at career development with a much more flexible trajectory for many employees and to find more flexible workplaces. That

Finance committee  I'm sorry; could you just rephrase the last part of your question?

Finance committee  I'll approach this in two ways. First, very often federal government funds purport to be open to non-profits, but because of the way in which a non-profit works, it can't comply with all of the requirements, so we need to try to improve that. In terms of a specific example, I ca

Finance committee  The recommendation was that career development and learning opportunities be incorporated into all employment programs financed by the Government of Canada. Is that the question you're asking?

Finance committee  Very often job creation programs simply create a job. One of the things we have learned from our colleagues recently, for example, is that the skills link program, which represents a huge financial contribution by the federal government, is really not working very well. There ar

Finance committee  Good morning to you all, and welcome to St. John's, Newfoundland. It was great to hear the introductions from each of you and to hear where you're from. I hope that you have at least a little time to enjoy our hospitality while you're here, if you're not all rushing back to Ottaw

Finance committee  I talked about the relationship between individual government departments and programs and individual organizations.

Finance committee  For instance, if I look at getting a contract, grant, or contribution within the Department of Human Resources Development, the way they work with me is not necessarily consistent. The contracts are different, the length of time for my funding is different, and the amount of info

Finance committee  Yes. So this is very confusing to both the government and the non-profit sector. One way to try to streamline that relationship, which is part of the work being undertaken by the blue ribbon committee that was appointed by Mr. Harper, is through technology. Then we could provide