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{
"time": "2007-02-20 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Madawaska\u2014Restigouche, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"442644\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, last fall, cuts were made by this Conservative government without any debate or consultation. With the summer season approaching, students in <a data-HoCid=\"78809\" href=\"/politicians/jean-claude-damours/\" title=\"Jean-Claude D'Amours\">Madawaska\u2014Restigouche</a> and elsewhere in the country are starting to look for summer employment. However, the Conservative government's cuts have eliminated $55 million from youth employment initiatives, including the summer career placement program.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442645\" data-originallang=\"fr\">This excellent program helps young Canadians gain job experience and the knowledge and skills they need to enter the work force. The program also addresses the issue of youth exodus. Thanks to this program, students from rural areas can work in their community and save money for their education.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442646\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Furthermore, the summer career placement program provides financial support to agencies, companies, cities and towns to hire students. Without this financial assistance, it would be impossible for them to include hiring students in their budget.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442647\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Last summer, 344 summer jobs were created in <a data-HoCid=\"78809\" href=\"/politicians/jean-claude-damours/\" title=\"Jean-Claude D'Amours\">Madawaska\u2014Restigouche</a> through the summer career placement program. Why is the government not saying anything? Why is the minister not saying anything? This is unacceptable.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"442644\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'automne dernier, des coupes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faites par ce gouvernement conservateur, sans d\u00e9bat, sans consultation. Avec la saison estivale qui approche, les \u00e9tudiants de <a data-HoCid=\"78809\" href=\"/politicians/jean-claude-damours/\" title=\"Jean-Claude D'Amours\">Madawaska\u2014Restigouche</a> et d'ailleurs au pays commencent leur recherche d'emplois pour l'\u00e9t\u00e9. Cependant, les compressions du gouvernement conservateur ont amput\u00e9 de 55 millions de dollars les Initiatives emploi jeunesse, dont le programme Placement carri\u00e8re-\u00e9t\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442645\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Cet excellent programme permet d'aider les jeunes Canadiens et Canadiennes \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir de l'exp\u00e9rience professionnelle, des connaissances et des habilet\u00e9s n\u00e9cessaires pour se pr\u00e9parer au march\u00e9 du travail. Le programme aborde aussi la question de l'exode des jeunes. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ce programme, les \u00e9tudiants des milieux ruraux peuvent travailler dans leur communaut\u00e9 tout en amassant des fonds pour leurs \u00e9tudes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442646\" data-originallang=\"fr\">De plus, Placement carri\u00e8re-\u00e9t\u00e9 fournit un appui financier \u00e0 des organismes, entreprises, villes et villages pour embaucher des \u00e9tudiants. Sans cette aide financi\u00e8re, il serait impossible pour eux de pr\u00e9voir le budget n\u00e9cessaire afin d'embaucher des \u00e9tudiants.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"442647\" data-originallang=\"fr\">L'\u00e9t\u00e9 dernier, 344 emplois d'\u00e9t\u00e9 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9s dans <a data-HoCid=\"78809\" href=\"/politicians/jean-claude-damours/\" title=\"Jean-Claude D'Amours\">Madawaska\u2014Restigouche</a> gr\u00e2ce au programme Placement carri\u00e8re-\u00e9t\u00e9. Pourquoi le gouvernement est-il muet? Pourquoi le ministre est-il muet? C'est inacceptable. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2007/2/20/jean-claude-damours-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jean-claude-damours/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1317/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1922348",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Summer Career Placement Program",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2007/2/20/",
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}