Absolutely. I think it has an impact in two regards. One is that, especially among young males, we're seeing a gravitation to the employment opportunities in Alberta, so in many regards it has reduced the population that we have available to train. Secondly, it's giving us training opportunities, but it's also increasing the number of training needs that we have in the province, especially in the skilled trades area. That's a very significant dilemma, but we're trying to address it. Resourcing is short, but so are the numbers of people.
On October 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.