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Date: Tue, May 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Subject: RE: Taxpayer funded summer job grants
To: EDSC.SM.CORR.DEPT-MS.CORR.DEPT.ESDC@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca <EDSC.SM.CORR.DEPT-MS.CORR.DEPT.ESDC@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca>
Cc: Patricia Maloney <maloneyp64@gmail.com>, Prime Minister/Premier ministre <pm@pm.gc.ca>, <mark.carney@parl.gc.ca>, <Patty.Hajdu@parl.gc.ca>
Dear Mauricette Howlett,
You state that:
job activities respect reproductive rights, including the right to abortion, as a condition for receiving federal funding...All employers under the CSJ program are required to provide a safe and inclusive work environment that respects individual human rights as outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When applying for funding through the CSJ program, organizations must attest that any funding under the CSJ program will not be used to undermine or restrict the exercise of rights legally protected in Canada.
As we know, and have known for many years, there is no Charter right to abortion -- abortion is not legally protected in Canada.
This means that the young people who are prevented from accessing the summer jobs programs are being discriminated against because of their religious beliefs since it is faith based organizations and persons who are the ones not eligible for the grants because of their opposition to abortion. Even if there was a charter right to abortion, and there isn't, preventing someone from receiving the funding based on their deeply held religious beliefs would still be discrimination.
Canada supposedly prides itself in its freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, speech, assembly and association. But only sometimes. And only when the government says so. This is wrong.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney
Dear Patricia Maloney:
On behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, I am responding to your email, which the Office of the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, sent to her on April 22, 2026, as well as your follow-up email to Minister Hajdu of May 10, 2026. You wrote about the launch of Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2026 and the availability of 100,000 positions for young people.
In your emails, you specifically raised concerns about the 2018 policy which requires CSJ program applicants to attest that their core mandate and the job activities respect reproductive rights, including the right to abortion, as a condition for receiving federal funding. You indicated that this requirement could result in the exclusion of organizations with pro‑life beliefs and asked whether this policy would be discontinued under the current government. I appreciate your taking the time to write and convey your perspective on this matter.
The objective of CSJ is to create quality jobs for youth across Canada by providing them with valuable work experiences during the summer employment period so that they gain and develop skills and competencies.
All employers under the CSJ program are required to provide a safe and inclusive work environment that respects individual human rights as outlined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When applying for funding through the CSJ program, organizations must attest that any funding under the CSJ program will not be used to undermine or restrict the exercise of rights legally protected in Canada.
In addition, all CSJ applications are assessed against 15 eligibility criteria outlined in the CSJ Applicant Guide. The CSJ Articles of Agreement outline the obligations of applicants to ensure that all funded job opportunities take place in a safe, inclusive and healthy work environment free from harassment and discrimination.
Employers who are approved for CSJ funding sign agreements confirming that they have understood and will comply with the rules of the program. The Department conducts a range of monitoring activities to ensure that funding is used according to the terms of the program outlined in the agreement with each employer. The provision of false and misleading information or failure to comply with the Articles of Agreement may result in revocation of funding.
Each year, the Department makes modifications to improve CSJ based on the feedback received from participants and stakeholders and will continue to implement as many innovative changes as possible to improve program delivery and adapt it to address the evolving needs of youth and employers across the country.
I hope that this information is helpful in addressing your concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Mauricette Howlett
Director General
Workforce Development and Youth
Program Operations Branch
Service Canada
Dear Ms. Hajdu,I look forward to your response to my question to the Prime Minister.Thank you.Sincerely,Patricia MaloneyOn Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM Prime Minister | Premier Ministre <PM@pm.gc.ca> wrote:Dear Ms. Maloney:
On behalf of the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence dated April 21, 2026.
The Prime Minister values feedback and suggestions from Canadians, and he appreciates the time you have taken to offer your views. Please be assured that your communication has been received and carefully read.
At the federal level, responsibility for the issue you raise rests with the Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, the Honourable Patty Hajdu. For this reason, I am sharing your remarks with the Minister for information and consideration.
Thank you for writing.
J.P. Vachon
Manager / Gestionnaire
Executive Correspondence Services/Services de la correspondance de la haute direction
------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Patricia Maloney
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4:15 PM
To: mark.carney@parl.gc.ca;
Cc: maloneyp64@gmail.com; media@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca; Jennifer.kozelj@labour-travail.gc.ca; PM@pm.gc.ca; mona.fortier@parl.gc.ca; pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca
Subject: Taxpayer funded summer job grants
Dear Mark Carney,
Today you announced the summer jobs program grants:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/ news/2026/04/canada-summer- jobs-2026-youth-hiring-period- now-open-with-up-to-100000- jobs-available.html?utm_ campaign=esdc-edsc-censv2-24- 25&utm_medium=email&utm_ source=news-from-the- government-of-canada&utm_ content=news-product-260420- en-2pm
There are 100,000 jobs available.
Will your Liberal government now put an end to Justin Trudeau's discriminatory practice of excluding pro-life people from receiving these grants?
As a self-proclaimed practicing Catholic one would think that you would be happy to not exclude those who hold Christian beliefs that the child in the womb is as valuable as any other Canadian human being and that organizations who espouse pro-life beliefs are as worthy of taxpayer funded summer job opportunities as any other Canadian.
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Patricia Maloney
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