I think the idea is that we don't know what the jobs of the future are yet, but digital skills and technology are pervasive. We know that 42% of the Canadian workforce is up for replacement through automation, so technical skills are the next frontier. It's a language, and it takes time to get good at a language. If we don't invest now in our youth and in our women, when we need it in five years or 10 years, we won't be there. The timing is really now.
On October 19th, 2016. See this statement in context.