In terms of the shipbuilding program on either coast, make sure apprentices are there.
I'll wrap up. I have only a couple of things to go.
Concerning supports to the learner, you can't get a student loan if you're an apprentice, because your program is for eight weeks, not twelve. The profile of our people is that they have kids, they have families, and they have responsibilities. They need some dough. For Pete's sake, it isn't a lot of money.
In regard to EI, pre-approve them. Make sure they get the money when they're there. Prior testimony indicates that the number one complaint is not getting EI money.
Concerning the apprenticeship incentive grant and the apprenticeship completion grant, double them. Make them available for all years of apprenticeship and for second trades. The cost for all federal supports to apprenticeship is $89 million. Even if you doubled that, it's a value. The cost of the grants is about $8 million. Another eight million bucks would get us more completers. We need completers.
Thank you very much for your attention and for letting me go over my time.