Mr. Speaker, young Canadians do not need summer jobs; they need permanent jobs. The overlapping crises that Canadians currently face are not isolated problems; they are symptoms of an approach that is failing working people.
Now the Liberal government is threatening to make things worse with an austerity budget. That means cuts to the public services people rely on, fewer good jobs and less support for the people who need it most.
New Democrats will not support an austerity budget at a time of growing economic uncertainty, sky-high prices and rising unemployment. We need a federal budget that invests in people by creating good family-sustaining jobs, building millions of non-market affordable homes and strengthening our public health care system.
Will the hon. member and the Liberals work with New Democrats to invest in Canadians, or will they take a page from the Conservative playbook and introduce an austerity budget that deepens economic insecurity?