Certainly it would be on the education and skills training. But you also have to recognize that the federal government has done a lot in those areas in the last years. I'm not really suggesting that at this point you need to do more. Since 1997, there has been quite a substantial reinvestment in post-secondary education. I'm not sure at the moment that this is the area calling out for additional funds. Certainly on the infrastructure side, it is. But again, I think we need to be imaginative. It doesn't need to be a direct hit on the fiscal target. We need to make much more use of private sector funds and public-private partnerships. We need more of it, but it doesn't have to be a federal government-financed initiative.
On November 23rd, 2006. See this statement in context.