Before I talk about an internal plan, I'd like, with your permission, to reflect on a big disconnect we have on the immigration side. This is a particular challenge for business associations. We all know in this room that within six or seven years 100% of our net labour force growth will come from immigration. We know that. We know that in certain provinces and cities it's already over 100%, but when we did our latest viewpoint survey in 2005 and asked both public and private employers for solutions to skill shortages, the issue of immigration was right at the bottom of the list.
Furthermore, in a little study we did about the issue of foreign credential recognition, we found that employers really are not plugged into the issue itself, let alone how they can guide people in getting it.
The federal government has a very important role to play in providing exposure for this issue of immigration, shedding much more light on it so that the employers in the country--not just the business associations, who understand these issues from a public point of view--will see the very great value of immigration.
The same thing relates to aboriginal people. It's right on the bottom of the list. There are huge disconnects.