Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being at the meeting today.
My questions are for Ms. Martel and Mr. Dionne, whom I thank for being here today. The organizations they represent are located in my riding, so I know how hard they work. They are pedalling hard, as we say in Quebec.
As you mentioned, Ms. Martel, the aerospace industry is not just integral to the economic prosperity of our area, eastern Montreal, but also integral to the economic prosperity of Quebec.
I'd like you to comment on two things. First, it is quite obvious that there is a labour shortage in the aerospace field. Second, as Mr. Dionne said, there is also a problem when it comes to the positioning of the industry. The industry wants to have access to students who will want to be trained someday.
Immigration can't be the only solution to the labour shortage in the aerospace field. Mr. Dionne said that 150 foreign students attended his school, but it could admit over 1,000. The issue therefore doesn't relate solely to foreign students.
I'd like you to take the solutions you are proposing a little further. I understand that immigration has to be speeded up, new talent attracted, and cases prioritized for expedited processing.
What other solutions might we propose?