Certainly, workforce is probably the most driving issue in Alberta. At the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, we are guided by five strategic priorities. Developing our workforce is one of those five. We don't rank them, but that's one of the five. We are certainly active on the file in our effort to advocate to all levels of government the urgency of finding solutions to the workforce challenges we face in Edmonton, Alberta, and indeed across the country. However, for our purposes at this pre-budget consultation, we felt that these three recommendations were perhaps broadest, and arguably more effective, for small businesses across the country. That's why we attacked them.
On October 18th, 2012. See this statement in context.