Federal Government: Canadian Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross: Human Resources Minister Diane Finley visited the Ottawa headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross Thursday to talk about the 36,000 summer jobs she said will be created this year through the Canada Summer Jobs Initiative, according to CBC. The 2013 federal budget includes another plan to invest $70 million over three years into the Youth Employment Strategy, money the government said would support 5,000 additional paid internships for students over that timeframe. Playoff ads under scrutiny The federal government is highlighting its funding for student summer jobs at the same time it has come under fire from the opposition for ad spending. Finleys office said via email the government created 36,000 summer student jobs through the same program in 2012 as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.