Canada Summer Jobs Program
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Trudeau’s weak case for WE looks weaker under scrutinyThe head of PSAC tells Mike Smyth that it's 'insulting' for Justin Trudeau to claim that only WE Charity could have administered the student grant program.CommentaryAug 4, 2020
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‘This is unacceptable’: Students call out Trudeau government over WE Charity scandalTwo groups representing thousands of post-secondary students are calling on the Trudeau Liberals to abandon its troubled volunteer program and push its $900-million funding to other student supports.CanadaJul 22, 2020
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Another apology is done. Now it’s time for Prime Minister Trudeau to testifyCanadians should ask whether Trudeau is truly sorry for doing something wrong — or only sorry because he got caught, Mike Smyth says.CommentaryJul 14, 2020
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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces $9B aid for students, including monthly benefitThe prime minister says a $1,200 monthly payment is coming for post-secondary students, running through August, to make up for lost work and cut hours.CanadaApr 22, 2020
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Changes to Canada summer jobs program sparked confusion in 2019: documentsApplications for this year's version of the program opened Thursday and close Feb. 24.CanadaJan 30, 2020
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26 groups denied Canada Summer Jobs grants over abortion stanceThe federal government says it received nearly 40,000 applications for the Canada Summer Jobs program this year. About 400 were ruled out under new rules that say the money cannot be used to undermine human rights.CanadaAug 29, 2019
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Minimum wage increases bite into funding boost for Canada Summer Jobs programRising provincial minimum wages have cut into the reach of the Liberal government's oft-touted increase to summer jobs spending by reducing the number of weekly hours being funded this year.CanadaJul 22, 2018
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MP Alex Nuttall announces record amount of funding for Barrie summer jobsAccording to Nuttall, 208 jobs were created in the area with $761,024 in funding.CanadaJul 16, 2018
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Danielle Smith: Canada summer jobs program should be scrappedPlaying political games with student jobs is just plain wrong, writes Danielle Smith.PoliticsApr 26, 2018
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Summer jobs controversy reheats over posting calling to ‘stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline’The Dogwood Initiative said it has received funding for summer jobs focusing on public outreach for years.Apr 25, 2018
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