Human Resources committee  I'd just like to add something to that. Formulating a national strategy is a complex undertaking, owing to the fact that a number of stakeholders are involved in the process. I would suggest that there are a few major things. Having good labour market information is important so that we have an idea nationally and locally of what the needs are.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Regan, I'll answer a couple of those and leave some time for my colleagues. I should stress that in terms of the organization I am here representing, the Alliance of Sector Councils, it is a coalition of 30 or so. I'll draw your attention to appendix 1 in our written submission.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be here today. My name is Andrew Cardozo and I'm the Executive Director of the Alliance of Sector Councils. It's a great pleasure to be here to speak to you about employability. In my opinion, this issue is vitally important to the success of our economy.