Rookie Liberal MP Bratina speaks out against controversial attestation in Canada Summer Jobs program, says caucus should be consulted more

Canada Summer Jobs program application rejections jumped from 126 to 1,561 from 2017 to 2018, according to Employment, Workplace Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu’s office.

Rookie Liberal MP Bob Bratina, left, pictured with Liberal MP Colin Fraser, says he is against the inclusion of the controversial attestation clause in this year's Canada Summer Jobs Application.The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

April 9, 2018

Another Liberal MP is speaking out against the attestation requirement in the Canada Summer Jobs Program, and demanding a greater say for the Grit caucus in how the government communicates its policies to Canadians, as the governing Liberals are losing ground to the Conservatives in the national opi...

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