Yes, thank you.
I think one of the answers is that we, as a society, have to get past the idea that there's menial work and then there's intellectual work. This is a false distinction and an unhelpful one.
This goes back to the parity of esteem issue that Ms. Watts-Rynard was speaking about earlier. I think we have to send a message that there is no menial work and that work has value and dignity, regardless of who is doing it or what the work is. That doesn't mean that it's going to be valued the same way in the market, but it doesn't mean that it isn't valuable to the person. That's really, I guess, the message that I'm trying to get at with the dignity of work.
Also, for too long we have overvalued certain kinds of career paths at the expense of others. I think a strong message from this committee, from Parliament or from the Government of Canada to indicate that there is no menial work and that work can be meaningful, regardless of the nature of it, would go a long way towards that.
