I'll throw that out as a little bit of a challenge.
There's an organization in Calgary called the Sinneave Family Foundation that has a significant endowment to research this vocational piece, and they do look.... My son's in a little different circumstance. He is a 3- or 4-year-old in a 17-year-old's body, so we're not realistically looking at him getting an engineering degree, but for him they look at the opportunity to work in a warehouse or something like that—something with repetitive tasks, such putting things away, which he loves to do. They look at challenges across the skills spectrum in people with developmental disabilities, and there are people at the high end who certainly would make exceptional engineers. I would encourage you and challenge you to take a look at an organization like that and the opportunities that might be presented there.
I'm going to switch gears for a second.
Mr. Marceau, listening to your comments and your point on succession planning, I was quite surprised to hear you say that the gap between supply and demand had traditionally been filled by immigration, and then you used the words “not an option any more”. I find that pretty surprising, because I represent a riding that is extremely diverse, with significant amounts of immigration. We talk to people with engineering backgrounds, among others, who are looking to help bring people over here through the immigration system. It seems that there is a real demand to come to Canada and benefit from the strength of the Canadian economy and the opportunities that present themselves here.
Costas talked a little bit about the immigration minister's focus on skills in the immigration system and the shift towards focusing on the skills we need, which sounds exactly like what you are asking for right now.
Maybe you could elaborate a little on why you think it is not an option, because I find that surprising.