Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the witnesses. I only have five minutes, so this is going to be tough because you've all presented very good information.
I think you're probably well aware that this committee has actually done previous studies, which I sat on, where we heard from resource industries about the importance of first nations, Inuit, and Métis to the future workforce, and encouraged the committee at that time to take a look at continuing to support programs like the ASETS program.
Mr. Chartrand, you alluded to this, and so did Ms. Blanchard.
There are a couple of issues that I've heard consistently from ASETS holders. First of all is the lack of adequate child care, because as Ms. Blanchard pointed out, oftentimes students returning are older students and they have family responsibilities. Mr. Chartrand, you pointed out the Métis nation doesn't have child care in its agreements.
The second piece that I've heard is that there is inadequate funding with regards to labour market research to make sure that your students are connecting with the jobs that are out there.
The third thing I've heard consistently is lack of adequate resources, and that the funding agreements haven't substantially changed over the last decade or so.
The fourth part, which Mr. Chartrand alluded to, were the challenges with forming partnerships, particularly with businesses, but also that there's an absence of accountability with regard to provincial governments stepping up and recognizing those targets.
There was one more, the reporting burden.
Can you comment on those points, and would you have specific recommendations to address that?
I'll start with Ms. Blanchard.