Opposition says Liberal government should have put $900-million into Canada Summer Jobs program

The opposition says doing so would have avoided the numerous problems that have plagued the student volunteer program, including the fact participants will receive less than minimum wage for each hour worked

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa, on July 13, 2020.Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the money into an existing summer jobs program.

Opposition parties say the Liberals could have accomplished the same task by putting the money into the existing Canada Summer Jobs program, through which thousands of jobs for students are subsidized by the federal government every year.The opposition says doing so would have avoided the numerous problems that have plagued the volunteer program, including the fact participants will receive less than minimum wage for each hour worked.

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