Thank you, Chair.
What's been interesting about this study is that not much new has been presented relating to how we train for skill shortages within basic labour components. Part of the reason the motion was moved is that we have a looming labour gap in specific trades, and the suite of programs that this country offers, both provincially and federally, has not addressed that. For years, I've heard guidance counsellors in our schools not educating young people about the value of trades. I have a composite high school in my area, but the composite part is closing because there are just no students going in.
This will have an economic impact on our ability to carry out significant capital infrastructure projects. There are both sides of immigration coming in. You referenced that we don't get a lot of immigration from countries that have highly sophisticated trade programs, so then we're depending on immigrants from countries where they are not trained.
Is there an area where we should be doing more to address this and to bring in people from countries that do not have those levels? From a programming side, how do we address that side of it to avoid the issue you referred to as the accident occurring because they were not trained and there was a language barrier?