I would relate a few examples, in my own community, of young people who have made that trip to the west and have landed work immediately. In fact, if they're interested in getting into apprenticeships and trades, they're automatically streamed that way. They may be taking unskilled or semi-skilled work and have not had that desire.
I would challenge young people right across the country. We travelled out west. We listened to the large corporations and the small business owners, etc., and they're crying for people. They're crying for young people who just want to work. They're crying for them. There are jobs immediately available for them.
You cited numbers about the fact that they are unemployed and that it's getting worse for them. You're painting a canvas here that all of a sudden things are dire in their lives across Canada. It isn't the case. The case is that there's lots of work. It depends on how mobile you will make yourself to seek it out as an individual and take responsibility to do that in your life. I just make that point. There are parts and pockets of this country where they are absolutely crying for workers.
I'd like to ask Mr. Blakely a question. I think you did a great job giving us some very pragmatic suggestions. I don't know whether you addressed, in your opinion, what the real barriers are to apprenticeship. A huge percentage of people don't complete. When I say barriers, I mean the practical reasons, in your mind, people aren't completing. I'd like to hear those.