Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon, Mr. Kenney, Ms. Chomyn, Mr. Manicom and Mr. West. Thank you for meeting with us this afternoon.
It's important that everyone here understand that the video game industry is one that few people know well and that most of the members from my generation who are 40 or older, don't know much about these products. So it is understandable that your department is facing new challenges.
But we found it quite appropriate to have you come meet with us today, specifically because the goal of our study is to support an industry that is creating jobs. And these are well-paying jobs, as well. Our first goal remains creating a pool of talent here in Canada that will be able to meet the needs of this industry. There are immigration issues, of course, given that new star players, if I may say so, that specialize in a particular field are coming here. Ultimately, our goal remains training the workforce here, while showing some flexibility at times.
What concerns me is that Service Canada has experienced a lot of cuts that seem to be having an impact on the speed with which we can analyze the effect on the labour market. Don't you think that the timing is bad, that it's like making cuts to firefighters when a fire breaks out? We need very specific workers, particularly right now. You're talking about changes, but they are ones that will happen eventually.