Mr. Chair, rather than going by anecdotal evidence, we think it is more relevant to base our analysis on statistics from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, which are included in the brief we tabled.
The honourable member says that he would have liked to have heard anecdotal evidence, and I will share some of this with him, but before this, I'd like to talk about the approach we have adopted. I'm sure both sides can come up with anecdotes to back up their arguments, but I think it is more relevant when you provide statistics over a 25-year period and compare jurisdictions.