Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don’t see in the list of the benefit programs and so on under income security, I don’t see a Ready for Work Program or a get back to work program. I know we’re all aware that many of our public housing tenants are able to work, but they’re not employed. There are many costs to operating a housing program. I see that as a good overlap. There’s a resource there of people who are probably, certainly many, willing and able to work or certainly able. And there’s a real increase in cost as our revenue goes down over time here for housing and a real need to start becoming more efficient. I think by getting these people to work we’re going to be increasing their skills and increasing their well-being and so on. So my question to the Minister, and I’ve raised this before and I know lots of others have repeatedly, questions of liability come up, and, of course, I think that’s crazy. The HAP house program, of course, must have had to deal with the liability issue. There have to be ways. How are we going to get these people to work?
Bob Bromley on Committee Motion 11-16(3): Skills Canada Contribution Funding Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 11-16(3): Skills Canada Contribution Funding Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 3rd, 2009
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