Mr. Chairman, that concept, in a way, denies the fact that there is a national economy, that Canada as a whole has economic needs and that the government has to meet those needs from time to time. There is an obvious link between education and the economy. In this committee, we've clearly seen that, in a number of sectors, we will soon be facing a labour shortage, with some people having specific skills and others having completed advanced studies in specific fields. This shortage affects the entire country, as well as its economy. We are going to need an integrated solution.
I think the federal government has a role to play. It will no doubt have to work together with the provinces. As part of this program, the federal government has consulted them and, of course, consulted students across the country. The idea is to combine our efforts in order to accomplish something important for the country, the economy, students, universities and colleges.