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With that, what is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are directed to the Minister of the Housing Corporation in conjunction to a written question that I requested of the Minister to give me information on the negotiated contracts with Housing. Mr. Speaker, it’s important to realize that capital projects are the means of developing a lot of our community economies, especially building capacity and also bringing down the high cost of living. More importantly, it’s bringing down our social costs for the high unemployment numbers we have in our communities, and also developing the local economies and developing...
Are there general comments on Committee Report 5-16(6)? Detail? Mr. Menicoche.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. In Committee of the Whole we have Committee Report 5-16(6). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Mr. Speaker, I think the message we’re trying to send here to the Ministers and the different departments is that we want you to not only meet but we want you to beat those numbers from last year and get more summer students into the public workforce. I’d like to ask the Minister when did you start planning to hire summer students, and more importantly, what are we doing by way of promoting those opportunities so the students are aware that those opportunities are out there.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of ITI, Mr. McLeod. It’s in regard to the position that he holds in regard to the area of Industry, Tourism and Investment. I think that a lot of times we lose sight that we do have subsidiaries out there, regardless if it’s through the Business Credit Corporation. In my riding we have the Fort McPherson Canvas Shop, which, again, gives younger people the opportunity to get training, but more importantly, get their first jobs.
Also, the other area in which the Minister is responsible is the area of tourism, in which a lot of...
Does committee agreed?