As you can see on the graph, EI and qualified labour, on page 14, we have been saying for years that the shortage of labour is becoming an issue. It's an issue. Now everybody is recognizing it, but we've been saying it for years, and I've met with many of you saying that--and the unemployment rate was going down. The system has been tweaked a little, I agree, but it hasn't really helped to offset. So we still have people who are looking for jobs and we have employers who are trying to fill those jobs. This to me could be a win-win. How do we get there?
And no one has that discussion when it comes to EI. People are afraid to open it up, to talk about it. We're very protectionist when it comes to EI policy. From our point of view, we think there's an opportunity here to help with people who are unemployed, to help with aboriginal policy. There are a lot of opportunities. We put forward a presentation yesterday. Corinne presented on immigration policy and where we think there can be a win-win. Yet that discussion is not there. So I wanted to put it on the table today.
We're looking at the board, but I do think part of this issue that has to be dealt with is fixing the program and getting closer to issues that will help employers in terms of their training needs.