Good afternoon. You spoke at length about the shortage of workers. I've toured my riding and I know for a fact that there are secondary schools in every riding. Do you have any plans to make the rounds of secondary schools to give students some idea of skills development initiatives in your sector?
Given the high dropout rate among high school students, these youths are not all likely to be engineers or surgeons. However, not all your industries are looking for engineers and surgeons. They have a greater need for so-called blue collar skills.
Mr. Swinwood, is it your intention, as you stated, to give these young people academic and professional training as early as their third year of secondary school? They could receive 15 hours of training per week in your facility, with the rest of their time spent in the classroom. Would this approach not be conducive to the kind of skills development you have in mind and not help these youths build a future for themselves?
I have a second question for you. Are you prepared to hire people 50 years of age or older who, after losing their job, have retrained in the forestry, furniture or textiles sector? Are you prepared to hire them to give them a second chance?