Okay, there are two points I want to bring up.
First, I was at a high school graduation ceremony in my riding last week. In a high school of about 500 students, there were 75 graduates. I watched each one come up and receive their diploma. It was mentioned what they were doing, engineering, university, college, whatever. Of the 75, I counted 4 who wanted to do skilled trades. That's one thing I want to highlight.
Second, I have a son who is 17. I have mentioned him before at this committee. He will graduate in June. Now, he wants to be a professional hockey player. I hope he does become one because that would basically be my pension plan. However, in terms of his mother and I and the direction we're pushing him in, and you hit on this a moment ago, we're pushing him in the direction of university, to become all that he can be.
I just asked you a question about your recommendation about grades 7, 8, and 9, but it seems to me that the people you have to work on aren't just the students. The people you have to work on are the parents, because that's where the negative stereotype, if I can call it that, would come from. I say this with the greatest respect. I would rather my kid be a professional than a plumber, for example. How do you combat that?