I do. We might require that there will be certain number of people who actually graduate from the system. We could require that they graduate in a Red Seal trade. We could cooperate in creating more Red Seal trades. We need more of them, not fewer. In areas where there is some confusion in the apprenticeship system, make giving them money conditional on participation in efforts such as these. The directors of apprenticeship know where the problems are. Put them in a room and deprive them of food and water for a half a day, and they can solve a lot of problems. A lot of the problems come up because there is a political interface between the federal government and the provincial governments. The bureaucrats frequently know what the problems are, so impose some conditions. We have a shopping list of conditions we think would be useful. I'll send them to you and the committee.
On December 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.