Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for the well thought out and well-planned answer. All that information, I am well aware of. I understand the progressive funding out there and the department does a really good job. However, I would really, really love to see this government work, and you take the lead, that the other departments actually have a number in place, and we have the money put aside so that we can hire our summer students so when they come back, they are guaranteed work, so they can continue to go on to school. I understand that through ECE, we have an increase in funding for their tuition and that. It still costs a lot of money to go to school. I am hoping that this department can take the lead and come up with a mandate, working with the Premier, because the Premier is excited about this. I know in the past I have had other Premiers stand in this House and make it a mandate that you will hire students. I am asking the government, you as the lead department, to take this on your own or take the lead on it and work with the departments to earmark money in the budgets so that we can hire summer students. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Shane Thompson on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 2nd, 2016
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