There are certainly two places where the federal government can act quickly to combat that shortage.
First, through the employment insurance program, which is currently being reviewed, we could create a continuing education program. People who have lost their job could get training and continue their education, and businesses that provide training could get tax incentives, which would encourage them to do more.
On the housing crisis or the infrastructure situation, it's a red herring in connection with the labour shortage, if I may put it that way, because everyone is affected by that situation.
If we want to have more services, have more childcare spaces, and have infrastructure that is worthy of the name, in all regions of Canada, we first have to be able to alleviate the labour shortage. Without vigorous measures that are necessary for our economy, unfortunately, we are going to suffer the consequences of this labour shortage.
I come back to the statistics I spoke briefly about before. There are investments not being made and contracts not being performed because we don't have the necessary workforce. So this is a problem.