I do think there are problems with it. I think you're absolutely correct there, but I also think that's why we're here today. This government, with the help of the opposition as well, I think has a newfound vigour, I guess, to fix the problems of the past. We need to look back to see where those mistakes occurred, but looking forward, I think we can fix this.
We talk about labour shortages, and I go back to the 1,000 TFWs with that one company I spoke about. Last year, I put through 132 young Canadians—young ladies and young men—and 102 are still with me. That's an 80% retention rate. Over 10 years, there are 1,000 people.
From my lens in the construction industry specifically, we haven't had a skill shortage. We can fix this problem. We still have the tools to make this work. There may be a time when there's a TFW need, but the building trades certainly need to be central to that.
