Oh, that's great. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Chair, through you to Ms. Flaherty, with the 30 years of experience you have in the industry, you certainly know the pulse of where we're both from—Hamilton—in terms of some of the issues that seem to be universal across the sector. They've been mentioned here today many times, such as the wage rates and the need to build capacity within the sector to accommodate demand.
When you talked about ensuring accountability on progress, you really caught my attention. Can I ask you to comment on the issues we know our service providers in Hamilton are facing? How does this relate to building capacity and competition with the school board, which was just mentioned by Ms. Hiscott, in terms of wage rates and all those things wrapped up?
My concern is that the province isn't giving this the attention it deserves. Individual organizations have asked for a workforce strategy to deal with all of these issues through a comprehensive plan.
What are your thoughts on that?