I think that's a good operating principle. We always have to examine the status quo and see how we can continually improve. In fact, in a competitive world, we find that you almost level-peg as a result of doing that, and you're running to stand still. The question is how we can further advance.
With respect to skills and skills shortages in this country, as you reference, first and foremost, we want to make sure we have as flexible interprovincial labour markets as possible so we can maximize opportunities for all Canadians to work where they wish and to realize the advantages in this country. Obviously, targeted immigration and the immigration reforms that have been put in place, in our view, will enhance the productivity of the country and the experience of new Canadians. It's a challenge that goes to equality of opportunity, which we discussed earlier. It's a challenge that goes to productivity, goes to the ability to continue to build the skills of Canadian workers and enhance those skills over their working lifetimes. That's workplace training.
It also goes to the post-secondary education experience in Canada. As you know, a very high proportion of our population pursues post-secondary degrees. The matching of those degrees and those skills and the requirements of a modern, globalized, technologically intensive economy has been less than ideal. We're seeing that in work outcomes for graduates. Therefore, it's an ability to better target, better encourage the skills that Canadians are acquiring in post-secondary education and mapping them to a globalized economy.
I'll hand it back to you. We talked a bit about inequality and equality of opportunity. One of the challenges is that the level of technical and technological expertise that is required for the middle class job continually goes up as globalization extends, and the range of activities, including very importantly, service activities that become tradeable, that technological advantage has to increase. We need to better prepare our children for that.