Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Certainly workplace training seems to be the theme of the morning. Earlier this morning we talked to some of the different witnesses who had some issues surrounding workplace training.
I was able to talk with them about this, and I'll bring it up again right now. According to the Conference Board of Canada, when looking at different OECD countries, Canada seems to be lacking in terms of the investment that employers are making in their employees. As an example, in Canada, employers are spending $824 per employee, whereas across the border, just south of us in the States, employers are spending more than $1,000 per employee.
As we look at this issue, I'm wondering whether you can identify any way we could possibly bring the employers to the table to help them see the value of investing in their employees, and whether there are any reasons you can identify that are inhibiting employers from contributing to the education of their employees.