Thank you for appearing and putting forth your points of view. There has obviously been a divergence of opinion from the many witnesses we have heard, which indicates the difficulty that this committee and government face in coming to a conclusion.
I know we've gone through a period of recession. There are some predictions that the economy is recovering, but the general trend has been that skills upgrading and training is something that is essential. Certainly as we go forward there will be needs for retraining in many cases.
Mr. Blakely, from your perspective, would you agree that funding into areas of skills upgrading and retraining would be important and should be continued?