Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's wonderful to be in Halifax, and thank you all for being here.
One of the things that strikes this committee as we go across the country—and we have been in western Canada and we're now making our way through the Maritimes towards central Canada—is the constant refrain about skills, people without jobs, and jobs without people.
I was struck by how Ladies Learning Code could possibly constitute one of the solutions to this very confounding problem.
I want to ask a very general question. Perhaps we'll start with you, Mr. Sullivan, but I'd invite anyone who wants to weigh in.
You talked about immigration. That's obviously one of the solutions to this problem, certainly in this region, as we butt up against the one thing that doesn't lie—demographics. That imposes a sort of natural cap on growth.
Have you thought beyond immigration or within the immigration category about the kinds of solutions that the federal government could be part of, either in partnership with provincial governments or acting on its own? What are the solutions to this demographic issue in terms of training and attracting people, and how do we make sure that there continues to be a more vibrant labour force in this region?