Thank you.
We've heard in this committee three broad themes. One is that the access to broadband is not where it needs to be in our country. We've heard that in the labour gap that exists in this industry, it's taking too long, and therefore opportunities are being lost. We've also heard that the one-two punch of a high Canadian dollar and the reduction in the availability of SR and ED dollars has also impacted this industry.
My friend across the way has also suggested that we've lost a number of manufacturing jobs. His number, though, is woefully under the mark. As we know, 300,000 to 500,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost.
We need to support an industry like this that's creating jobs, that's growing, so it's very important that we hear this testimony. This is a multi-faceted, complex industry. I'm curious to know if there are voices that we're not hearing at this committee yet that we need to be hearing. I'm just curious.
Our witnesses have all delivered some very helpful testimony. Do you think we should hear from other groups or individuals or stakeholders that we may not have heard from? I'm opening that question up to anybody.