[Advisors] Response from Tony Clement

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:05:49 -0400

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Friends =AD I=B9m trying to decide how I=B9ll write up this response from Tony
Clement on my blog. I don=B9t find this response surprising, but I do find it
disheartening. I=B9ve asked him again to also explain how the gov=B9t expects
1300 youth intern jobs to be created without CAP (or anyone to hire such
interns) and some specific questions about how this will affect his riding.
I don=B9t expect to get a response. Meantime, here is his official response
which pretty much parrots the IC release =AD although note the last line:

'The Community Access Program was launched in 1995 and has met its
objectives.
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The vast majority of Canadians are now connected to the Internet at home,
while many more have access through their mobile devices.
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Schools, libraries and not-for-profit learning organizations will continue
to benefit from other federal initiatives such as the Computers for Schools
Program (CFS). Since 2006, the CFS Program has received, and fulfilled,
requests for 198 computers that were distributed in the Parry Sound-Muskoka
riding. These computers were distributed to eligible recipients, including
schools, libraries, not-for-profit learning organizations and Aboriginal
communities.=20
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Federal funding will continue to support approximately thirteen hundred
youth internships at community Internet sites. This will provide young
Canadians with vital skills and work experience needed to make a successful
transition to the workplace while contributing to job creation.
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We will also focus our efforts on strengthening the infrastructure needed t=
o
connect Canadians to the internet, such as through the spectrum auctions
announced in March.'

Tony Clement, M.P.
Parry Sound-Muskoka
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Norah Fountain=20
Communications Specialist
Your message is my life=B9s work.
T: 705.762.2122

Strategist. Writer. Speaker.

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Friends &#8211; I&#8217;m trying to decide how I&#8217;ll write up this re=
sponse from Tony Clement on my blog. I don&#8217;t find this response surpri=
sing, but I do find it disheartening. I&#8217;ve asked him again to also exp=
lain how the gov&#8217;t expects 1300 youth intern jobs to be created withou=
t CAP (or anyone to hire such interns) and some specific questions about how=
 this will affect his riding. I don&#8217;t expect to get a response. Meanti=
me, here is his official response which pretty much parrots the IC release &=
#8211; although note the last line: 
 
'The Community Access Program was launched in 1995 and has met i=
ts objectives. 
&nbsp; 
The vast majority of Canadians are now connected to the Internet at home, w=
hile many more have access through their mobile devices. 
&nbsp; 
Schools, libraries and not-for-profit learning organizations will continue =
to benefit from other federal initiatives such as the Computers for Schools =
Program (CFS). Since 2006, the CFS Program has received, and fulfilled, requ=
ests for 198 computers that were distributed in the Parry Sound-Muskoka ridi=
ng. These computers were distributed to eligible recipients, including schoo=
ls, libraries, not-for-profit learning organizations and Aboriginal communit=
ies. 
&nbsp; 
Federal funding will continue to support approximately thirteen hundred you=
th internships at community Internet sites. This will provide young Canadian=
s with vital skills and work experience needed to make a successful transiti=
on to the workplace while contributing to job creation. 
&nbsp; 
We will also focus our efforts on strengthening the infrastructure needed t=
o connect Canadians to the internet, such as through the spectrum auctions a=
nnounced in March.' 
 
Tony Clement, M.P. 
Parry Sound-Muskoka 
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Norah Fountain 
Communications Specialist 
Your message is my life&#8217;s work. 
T: 705.762.2122 
 
Strategist. Writer. Speaker. 
 

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