Conservative Shadow Minister for Employment Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.) issued a statement: “StatCan confirms that Canadians saw fewer job opportunities in August as employment fell, while the employment rate dropped to 60.8 per cent. Nearly 35,900 full-time jobs were lost along with 5,800 part-time ones. Young Canadians continue to be impacted as employment for ages 15 to 24 fell by 19,000 in August, while youth unemployment climbed to 12.9 per cent. At a time when young people are struggling to find work, save for their first home, or start a family, they are getting shut out of the labour market.” He called on Parliament to reconvene immediately and introduce Conservatives’ emergency Economic Action Plan:
- Eliminate capital gains taxes on reinvestment in Canada;
- Unleash our resources by greenlighting the 500 projects currently awaiting federal approvals;
- Repeal anti-development policies like C-48, C-69 and the Industrial Carbon Tax; and
- Grow the automotive sector with an auto plan that would boost production.
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