I'd certainly say that as far as the new financing board goes, which is at arm's length from the government and is going to handle the money for this, it's a good idea, but it should be jointly trusteed by the people who are putting the money into it. As far as the policy goes, from time to time politicians will make decisions with regard to unemployment rates and that kind of thing. So to me it was a travesty to have the $54 billion going in there--no training money going down to where it was needed, no mobility grants, no relief on premiums. I really think this is a good idea, but on the financing of it, the commission itself has to take into consideration what the trustees of this board have to work with. If the $54 billion has gone off into a black hole, that's a real problem for employers and workers.
On May 6th, 2008. See this statement in context.