I appreciate the reference to labour as well. The studies we came across verify your comment about the high labour component in these restoration projects.
I'm going to read from a Manitoba study that happened to be in my constituency: “Restoration projects are also a boon to the labour force, being more labour intensive than new construction. Typically, labour represents 60-75% of project costs in a conservation project.”
Again, one of the risks that workers in all fields are facing is mechanization, automation, and so on. I think it would be prudent public policy, where possible, to encourage participation in the labour force. There's a training component here. Many of these restoration projects, especially in my area, are close to aboriginal communities, so there's another added benefit to this kind of expenditure.
Could you make a comment on that?