Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Lewis, for being here and for your bill.
We're in the same area. We're on a peninsula, but we also have 40,000 vehicles per day that cross over into Michigan, Ohio and all the way to Florida and Mexico.
I want to allow you to tell us a little about the cyclical issues we face with skilled trades workers. Often with the auto industry and others we have really good workers who are really good, trained professionals, but at times when the retooling of those plants takes place or we have a loss of industry, we want to make sure those individuals can keep their skills and talents in Canada. This bill is a really important piece of that.
I'd like you to focus on that element, because during those times we wouldn't lose workers to other countries. We would keep them in Canada if they could actually stay here, but their families and their incentives are challenged with the potential for work overseas.